Full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Lumin Health • Bethesda, MD

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Lumin Health is seeking a motivated, empathetic, and experienced Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join its Bethesda center. The onsite role supports clients undergoing ketamine and esketamine treatments, oversees day-to-day clinical operations, and supervises a multidisciplinary team. The position combines direct, patient-centered care with clinical leadership and team coordination in an outpatient treatment center. The schedule is onsite on weekdays during daytime hours, for 30–40 hours per week depending on site volume.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Nursing for an NP, or completion of a PA program with psychiatric experience.
• Current certification and unrestricted licensure as an NP or PA in Maryland.
• Virginia and Washington, DC licensure will be needed for employment but is not required to receive an offer.
• Prescriptive authority and DEA registration for controlled substances.
• Excellent clinical assessment, documentation, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in EMR and virtual care platforms.
• Comfort discussing psychedelic treatments and related frameworks.

Nice To Haves

• Significant psychiatric experience, including familiarity with personality disorders.
• Prior experience in clinical leadership or team-based environments.
• Experience with ketamine or esketamine; this is a plus but not required.
• Warm, empathic, and collaborative interpersonal style.
• Comfort in low-volume psychopharmacology settings.
• Strong leadership instincts and decision-making ability.
• Interest in a holistic, humanistic approach to psychiatry.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily clinical flow and coordinate the team.
• Assign patients to clinicians and support staff.
• Make clinical decisions regarding minor medical concerns, such as nausea and hypertension.
• Determine PRN medication needs and ketamine dosing in collaboration with the medical team.
• Administer intramuscular injections and observe esketamine treatments.
• Liaise with the Office Manager to support safe staffing and operations.
• Foster a collegial, warm, and supportive clinical environment.
• Deliver ketamine treatments and provide patient-centered care.
• Support real-time decisions about patient care plans.
• Provide supervision to a multidisciplinary team.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Workers’ compensation and malpractice insurance
• CME days and educational benefits
• Licensing and professional development support
• 401(k)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level