Nurse Practitioner-Psych
Freedom Magnolia·Pike County, Mississippi
Freedom Magnolia·Pike County, Mississippi
The APRN is responsible for assessing, diagnosing, and treating individuals and families with psychiatric disorders through medication and psychotherapy. They manage the physical, psychiatric, and behavioral conditions of assigned patients while maintaining professional nursing standards.
Local Hospital located in South Mississippi with Psychiatric Inpatient and Outpatient services now hiring!!
A Psychiatric Mental Health PMH-APRN (APRN) work with individuals, families, groups, and communities, assessing their mental health needs.
The APRN nurse develops a nursing diagnosis and plan of care, implements the nursing process, and evaluates it for effectiveness.
Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (PMH-APRNs) offer primary care services to the psychiatric-mental health population.
APRNs assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with psychiatric disorders or the potential for such disorders using their full scope of therapeutic skills, including the prescription of medication and administration of psychotherapy.
The Advance Practice Registered Nurse, (APRN), assumes responsibility for the management of the assigned patient's physical, psychiatric, and behavioral conditions.
The APRN provides medical and psychiatric services to patients within the scope of practice for the APRN and within the APRN's education, training and specialty.
The APRN maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and APRN standards.
The APRN evaluates patients and prescribes treatments utilizing established practice guidelines.
The APRN utilizes the collaborative support of the medical staff when needed and when indicated by a patient's condition.
The APRN applies decision making on care issues related to the patient’s condition which will promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health, and prevent illness.
The APRN interprets age/disability specific information in response to client population served.
The APRN prescribes and provides for the safe delivery of medication and treatments in accordance with the policies, procedures, and national guidelines of current practice.
The APRN is responsible for thorough, accurate diagnosing, management, and documentation of the patient’s symptoms, responses and progress.
The APRN assumes responsibility for professional development, continuing education and maintaining licensure.
All duties to be done in accordance with Federal and State regulations, Freedoms Mission, policies and procedures and PI Standards.
Minimal of a Master’s Degree in Nursing, Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner with a earned degree in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
License: Licensed as a PMHNP to practice in the state
Experience: One-year APRN experience preferred
Candidates must hold a Master's Degree in Nursing and be licensed as a PMHNP in the state of Mississippi. One year of APRN experience is preferred.
Market context
Advanced-practice roles in Mississippi are often shaped by ongoing demand for experienced clinicians who can support primary care access, chronic disease management, and virtual or home-based visits. These positions are competitive because employers typically want an active NP or PA license, board certification, a current DEA certificate, and direct patient care experience; review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to quickly compare fit before applying.