Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Remote - Comprehensive BH

Avail Health • Rockville, MD

20d • Remote

About The Position

Avail Health is seeking an experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join their Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program. This fully remote, 1099 independent contractor opportunity serves patients in Maryland, focusing on adult and geriatric patients with complex behavioral health needs. The role involves psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and longitudinal behavioral health treatment, working closely with an interdisciplinary team. The PMHNP will also support the Care Transitions Program and serve as the GUIDE Practitioner for patients in the CMS GUIDE Model. This position is ideal for a clinician who values long-term patient relationships, enjoys complex clinical challenges, and wants to improve behavioral health care.

Requirements

• Current board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Current, active, unrestricted Maryland APRN/NP license.
• Current DEA registration and ability to maintain all licenses, certifications, and registrations required to provide services.
• Experience providing psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management.
• Experience caring for adult and/or geriatric patients with behavioral health needs.
• Ability to successfully complete applicable credentialing, privileging, payer enrollment, background screening, compliance training, and onboarding requirements.
• Ability to provide care effectively within a fully remote, technology-enabled clinical environment.

Nice To Haves

• Dual board certification as a PMHNP and in a primary care NP specialty, such as Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) or Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner (AGPCNP).
• Active NP licensure in one or more additional states where Avail Health provides or is expanding services, particularly California, Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia.
• Existing LLC or other established business entity and interest in providing services through a 1099 independent contractor arrangement.
• Experience caring for patients with complex behavioral health needs, dementia, cognitive impairment, and co-occurring medical conditions.
• Experience with integrated behavioral health, dementia care, behavioral health care management, transitional care, post-acute care, or value-based healthcare.
• Experience collaborating within interdisciplinary care models.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management for adult and geriatric patients with a range of behavioral health needs, including complex and co-occurring conditions.
• Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans and provide ongoing psychiatric care for a longitudinal behavioral health patient panel.
• Provide clinical oversight of behavioral health and dementia care management plans, working closely with care managers to assess patient progress, address changes in clinical needs, and guide ongoing care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team, including RNs, SWs, and Care Navigators, to coordinate behavioral health, medical, functional, and psychosocial needs and support comprehensive patient care.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case reviews and clinical care planning.
• Serve as the GUIDE Practitioner for assigned paneled patients participating in the CMS GUIDE Model, including clinical oversight of individualized dementia care plans and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to support patients and caregivers.
• Support Avail Health's Care Transitions Program by providing post-hospital care for patients with behavioral health needs and supporting continuity into appropriate longitudinal services.
• Evaluate and manage behavioral health needs identified during the post-hospital transition, including psychiatric evaluation, treatment, and medication management as clinically appropriate.
• Collaborate with RNs, SWs, Care Navigators, and other members of the Care Transitions team to identify patient needs, coordinate interventions and follow-up, and support safe transitions after hospitalization.
• Facilitate continuity into longitudinal behavioral health and other appropriate care management programs when ongoing support is indicated.
• Based on qualifications and program needs, provide cross-coverage for broader Transitional Care Management (TCM) services, including post-discharge evaluations, medication reconciliation, medical decision-making, individualized care planning, and clinical management throughout the TCM episode.
• Provide TCM and other medical cross-coverage only within the practitioner's education, certification, clinical competency, licensure, and granted privileges.

Benefits

• Professional liability and malpractice coverage is provided for services performed on behalf of Avail Health.
• Access to required clinical technology and Company-issued equipment, as applicable, to support secure and compliant delivery of services.
• Facilitation of applicable credentialing, privileging, and payer enrollment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior