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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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. Diagnose and treat mental health and emotional disorders .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timePalm Desert • California • United StatesJunior💰 $145,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in diagnosing and treating mental health disorders, providing individual and group therapy, and developing individualized treatment plans. Proficient in using electronic health record systems and maintaining detailed patient records while collaborating with healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Psychiatric NursingBoard Certification via ANCC or AANPElectronic Health Record SystemsPatient CareBilingual English/Spanish

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Hard Skills
Diagnosing Mental Health DisordersIndividual and Group TherapyMedication Prescription and MonitoringTreatment Plan DevelopmentPatient Record Management
Soft Skills
Excellent Communication SkillsInterpersonal SkillsTeam CollaborationAdaptability to New Technologies
Tools & Technologies
Electronic Health Record SystemsNextGenWord ProcessingSpreadsheetsDatabases
Certifications & Qualifications
Master's Degree in NursingValid State Licensure as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerActive DEA Registration
Industry Keywords
Mental Health DisordersBehavioral HealthCommunity OutreachPatient Care CoordinationPsychiatric Clinical Setting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Diagnose and treat mental health and emotional disorders
  • Work a hybrid model, with a minimum of 3 or 4 days per week in the office depending on location
  • Offer individual and group therapy to patients
  • Prescribe and monitor medications when necessary
  • Maintain detailed records of patient visits and progress
  • Assist in developing individualized treatment plans
  • Collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure continuity of care
  • Educate patients and families about mental health and emotional disorders
  • Participate in community outreach and education
  • Provide patient care within a clinician-led behavioral health organization focused on improving access, outcomes, and coordinated care

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Minimum of 12 months of experience post licensure in a psychiatric clinical setting
  • Master's degree in Nursing, with a specialty in Psychiatric Nursing
  • Board Certification via ANCC or AANP
  • Valid state licensure as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner based on clinic location
  • Active DEA in the state of prescribing based on clinic location
  • Knowledge of mental health and emotional disorders
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Demonstrated experience using electronic health record systems to manage patient data, document clinical information, and access patient histories
  • Strong computer literacy, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and presentations
  • Ability to quickly adapt to new technologies and troubleshoot common issues
  • Bilingual English/Spanish skills are a plus, but not required
  • Familiarity with NextGen is highly desirable

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Monthly billed-hour bonus/incentives
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance effective the first of the month after employment
  • CEU support, including earned CEU days and CEU reimbursements
  • Vacation, sick, and holiday leave
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • 401(k) plan with company contribution
  • Credentialing support
  • Training and development opportunities
  • Growth opportunities
  • Convenient work-from-home or hybrid options
  • Flexible schedule
  • Clinical consultation and support
  • Administrative support for insurance, billing, and marketing
  • Blueprint AI session-note technology
  • Supervising Physician support through Zivian Health