Advanced Psychiatric Practitioner: PA or NP

Job DetailsJob Location

• Brunswick,
• GA 31520Position
• Type:
• Full
• TimeSalary
• Range: $110,000.00 - $135,000.00
• SalaryJOB
• SUMMARY: We are seeking a licensed Advanced Psychiatric Practitioner (PA or NP) to join our community-based crisis unit providing short-term, high-impact psychiatric care. This role offers a unique opportunity to work at the front line of behavioral health, delivering rapid assessment, stabilization, and treatment for individuals experiencing acute psychiatric and substance use crises.
• Clinical
• Responsibilities: Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and risk assessments Provide diagnosis, medication management, and brief therapeutic interventions Manage patients requiring crisis stabilization, including those with serious mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) Assess and treat co-occurring substance use disorders, including opioid and alcohol withdrawal Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support safe stabilization and disposition planning
• Call
• Responsibilities: Light, shared call responsibilities, primarily phone-base typically one weekday per week, with occasional weekend support as needed Shared holiday coverage that is partially reimbursed plus banked vacation hours
• Learning &
• Professional
• Development
• Opportunity: This position offers a rich learning environment with exposure to high-acuity, fast-paced clinical decision-making. Clinicians will develop advanced skills in crisis psychiatry, risk stratification, substance use management (including detox protocols), and interdisciplinary care coordination. Ideal for practitioners seeking to deepen their expertise in acute psychiatric care and broaden their clinical scope in a mission-driven setting Regular and direct supervision provided by
• Medical
• Director
• QualificationsRequired
• Knowledge &
• Skills: Knowledge of assessment tools, interviewing, and physical examination techniques Ability to formulate diagnosis based on examination and test results; Able to interpret test results, identify deviations from norms, and intervene or make appropriate referrals Ability to assess, plan for, and provide basic nursing skills; knows procedures including developing, implementing and revising plan of care Ability to prescribe certain medications as part of a treatment plan gaining physician approval when needed Ability to document problems and/or needs identified from the treatment plan; competent in completing treatment plans Ability to document treatment in electronic health record systems and to operate standard office equipment.