Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

This position requires advanced Psychiatric Skill Sets. You must have experience prescribing and/or recommending psychotropic medications in a Psychiatric Setting.Region: Entire IllinoisAbout us: Mava Healthcare Systems, PLLC provides fully integrative behavioral health services. Our multi-disciplinary team realizes that this population has special physical, emotional, and social needs. The psychiatric team is board-certified psychiatrists who collaborate with the psychiatric nurse practitioners and physician assistants.Job SummaryWe are seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our team! As a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, you will be examining patients, collecting patient medical history, and making tentative diagnoses on minor and major issues. You will also be reading diagnostic tests and reports, interpreting data, taking the time with each patient to explain their test results and medical diagnoses, and prescribing therapy or medication with a physician’s approval. The ideal candidate has an excellent bedside manner, experience charting in a medical environment, and has strong communication and interpersonal skills.ResponsibilitiesExamine each patient, take a detailed medical history, and chart everything medically important in their recordsRead test results, interpret data appropriately, and make diagnostic suggestions based on those resultsExplain to the patient test results and expected health outcomesPrescribe medication or therapy with a physician overseeing as part of a larger health planWork closely with nurses, other Physician Assistants, and Physicians to formulate a full, comprehensive treatment planQualificationsNurse – PMHNP or PA-C with Psychiatric CAQBilingual Spanish is a plus!Must be licensed in ILCurrent License & DEA RequiredExperience with all age groupsMust be a team-playerMust be adaptive and flexibleNurse Practitioner PMHNP (Required)Physician Assistant with Psychiatric CAQ (Required)What we offerCompetitive pay, commensurate with experienceCollaborating Psychiatrists on the Illinois Team who provide services to the patientsFlexible scheduling: Part-Time and Full-Time positions availableFlexible work from home options available.