Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Independent Contractor
About The Position
Looking for a role where your clinical expertise can make a meaningful impact every day? If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality psychiatric care and supporting individuals on their mental health journey, COMHAR invites you to join our team as a Contractor Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). In this vital position, you will provide compassionate, evidence-based psychiatric evaluation and medication management to individuals and families seeking support for mental health, behavioral health, emotional, or developmental needs. Your work will empower clients toward stability, healing, and long-term well-being. Contract |Available In the Philadelphia, PA 19134 and 19133 Area Rate: $64.00/HR Scheduled: Be able to contracted between the hours Monday-Friday 8AM-8PM, High Demand for Fridays!! Summary The Contractor Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides comprehensive on-site psychiatric services, including diagnostic evaluations, medication management, and ongoing clinical support to individuals with mental health, behavioral health, emotional, or developmental needs. Operating as an independent contractor, the PMHNP delivers high-quality, person-centered care using evidence-based practices while collaborating with multidisciplinary team members as appropriate. This role offers flexibility and autonomy in scheduling while requiring on-site presence to support COMHAR’s mission of promoting wellness, recovery, and resilience within the communities we serve.
Requirements
- Master's or higher degree in nursing science
- Active and unrestricted PMHNP license in Pennsylvania
- Eligibility for DEA licensure
- Current license as a Registered Nurse
- Minimum 1–2 years of psychiatric experience preferred
Responsibilities
- Ensures thorough, quality, up-to-date medical and health documentation for assigned clients
- Ensures effective, evidence-based therapeutics, including medication prescription for assigned clients
- Completes psychiatric evaluations and mental status exams in conjunction with documentation standards
- Completes all required client-related documentation including psychiatric evaluations, mental status exams, lab requests, mental status forms, incident reports, etc.) for all assigned clients in coordination with documentation standards
- Meets monthly with supervisory staff to review cases, individual performance, identify and assess practice and developmental goals, etc.
- Collaborates with treatment team members in reviewing client’s progress and treatment needs
- Ensures timely and effective communication with clients, families, providers, caseworkers, advocates and other medical professionals involved in clients' care
- Ensures compliance to all internal and external regulations, policies, and procedures
- Ensures continued professional development and self-improvement
- Maintains necessary credentials to ensure ongoing practice
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What This Job Offers
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
