Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Job Description

Pyramid Healthcare is dedicated to offering the highest quality of care to those we serve. A focus on client-focused care establishes our family of brands as respected leaders in addiction treatment, mental health recovery and eating disorder treatment modalities.

Under a passionate leadership team, Pyramid Healthcare offers comprehensive behavioral healthcare defined by supportive environments that offer patients the strength they need to overcome life’s challenges.

We offer behavioral healthcare services psychiatry, addiction recovery, mental disorder treatment, etc. that allow clients at all stages of recovery or rehabilitation to reclaim health and well-being.

At our program in Newport News, VA we offer outpatient services within Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorder services.

We are seeking a provider to work at our inpatient location.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities :

• Provide direct care to our clients.
• Consults with primary healthcare providers to ensure physical healthcare needs of clients are met.
• Coordinates with medical staff of other providers such as state and inpatient facilities.

Required Qualifications

Licensure, Education, & Experience :

• Active medical license as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Virginia
• One year of experience in a substance use disorder treatment setting and must possess direct clinical training and work in the areas of substance use disorder treatment

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information
• Ability to handle a crisis situation and react appropriately
• A working knowledge of federal and state standards as well as regulating body standards.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear. The employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms.

The employee is occasionally required to climb stairs, stand, walk, stoop, twist, kneel, or crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 pounds.

The employee must seldom lift and / or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Pyramid CORE Values :

We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors and standards.

We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values : INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent and ethical when dealing with clients, staff and the community.

DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily.

COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.

Want to know more?

To learn more about Pyramid Healthcare, and how you can achieve personal and professional growth, visit us at : https : / / bit.ly / Pyramid -Careers.

Pyramid Healthcare, Inc. is proud of its diverse workforce, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.