Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Remote - Comprehensive BH
About The Position
Avail Health is seeking an experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide remote services to adult and geriatric patients, primarily in Maryland. This 1099 independent contractor opportunity focuses on psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and longitudinal behavioral health treatment within the Comprehensive Behavioral Health Program. The PMHNP will collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, support dementia care through the CMS GUIDE Model, and assist with the Care Transitions Program to ensure continuity of care for patients post-hospitalization. This role is ideal for a clinician who values long-term patient relationships, enjoys complex clinical challenges, and wants to contribute to improving 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.
- 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 (FNP or AGPCNP).
- Active NP licensure in California, Ohio, Indiana, and West Virginia.
- Existing LLC or other established business entity.
- 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 behavioral health needs.
- Develop and implement individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for a longitudinal behavioral health patient panel.
- Provide clinical oversight of behavioral health and dementia care management plans, collaborating with care managers.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team (RNs, SWs, Care Navigators) to coordinate comprehensive patient care.
- Participate in interdisciplinary case reviews and clinical care planning.
- Serve as the GUIDE Practitioner for patients in the CMS GUIDE Model, overseeing dementia care plans.
- Evaluate and manage behavioral health needs for patients in the Care Transitions Program post-hospitalization.
- Collaborate with the Care Transitions team to coordinate interventions and support safe transitions.
- Facilitate continuity into longitudinal behavioral health services.
- Provide cross-coverage for Transitional Care Management (TCM) services, including evaluations, medication reconciliation, and care planning, within scope of practice.
Benefits
- Clinical services: $85/hour
- Designated non-clinical services: $50/hour
- Facilitation of applicable credentialing, privileging, and payer enrollment.
- Access to required clinical technology.
- Company-issued equipment, as applicable.
- Professional liability and malpractice coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
