Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Nursing Home
Integrity Urgent Care·Garland, Texas
Integrity Urgent Care·Garland, Texas
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will perform initial psychiatric evaluations and routine follow-up visits for residents in long-term care facilities. They are responsible for monitoring medication efficacy, documenting clinical progress, and collaborating with facility staff to ensure effective treatment interventions.
Responsible for providing behavioral health services to residents of residential, skilled, group and other long-term care facilities.
Performs initial psychiatric evaluation for patients referred for behavioral health services by Primary Care Physician. Provides routine follow up visits to patients referred and evaluated for behavioral health consultation services. Monitor efficacy, tolerability, and continued necessity of medication treatment(s). Monitor and measure progress of any behavioral interventions, as indicated. Provide documentation for initial and follow up visits as outlined by State and federal guidelines. Provide documentation for initial and follow up visits as outlined by state and federal guidelines. Discuss patients identified as being in need of additional specialty mental health care (e.g., community mental health center, day hospital or inpatient level of care, etc.) with Director of Nursing "DON" or their designee, providing clinical direction regarding treatment interventions indicated until patients are engaged in such care. When staff request psychiatric intervention for a patient (when unable to evaluate in person) clearly communicate to the Director of Nursing or their designee the treatment recommendations and/or related medication orders. Provide oversight on federally mandated psychotropic reduction trials as allowed by facility guidelines. Seeks consultation as indicated. Ability to synthesize medical and psychiatric data formulate effective and evidence based clinical recommendations. Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting. Complete documentation in a timely fashion, for inclusion in the facility record system. Manages special projects and duties assigned.
Education: Degree from accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
Candidates must hold a degree from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program and be a Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Proficiency in medical coding, billing, and federal/state healthcare regulations is required.
Market context
Behavioral-health openings in Texas often favor licensed clinicians because employers need candidates who can step into patient-facing care with minimal onboarding. Competition is shaped by the required master’s degree, Texas license, and preferred psychiatric experience, plus CPR and CPI certifications. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this page to save research time, then confirm your license type and highlight any psychiatric or crisis-care experience in your application.