Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Join Our Team as a Psychiatric APRN!

Base Location: Owensboro, KY
Schedule: Monday – Friday, Day Shift (40 hours per week)

We’re excited to offer an opportunity for a dedicated and compassionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our Behavioral Health team! This role focuses on providing high-quality mental health care to individuals across the lifespan—supporting patients with diagnosed psychiatric disorders, as well as those at risk. If you’re passionate about elevating mental wellness, providing holistic care, and making a meaningful impact in the community, we’d love to meet you!

Why Work With Us?

We value our providers and strive to create a supportive environment with benefits that help you thrive:

• Full Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
  
• Work-Life Balance: Monday–Friday schedule, 10 paid holidays, and generous PTO.
  

Summary of Duties

The Psychiatric APRN provides comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, psychotherapy, and medication management for patients in collaboration with a supervising physician. You’ll work autonomously while partnering with a multidisciplinary team to support emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and developmental wellness.
APRN, Behavioral Health

Essential Responsibilities

Patient Evaluation & Diagnosis

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and mental health screenings.
  
• Obtain and document detailed patient histories.
  
• Formulate differential diagnoses based on clinical findings.
  
• Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and diagnostic studies.
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Treatment & Psychotherapy

• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized, outcome-based treatment plans.
  
• Provide individual, family, or group psychotherapy using accepted therapeutic modalities.
  
• Design and deliver mental health promotion and illness-prevention interventions.
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Medication Management

• Prescribe, monitor, and manage psychopharmacological treatments.
  
• Assess therapeutic response, monitor side effects, and safeguard against drug interactions and toxicities.
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Collaboration & Care Coordination

• Work closely with physicians, clinical staff, and community partners to create coordinated care plans.
  
• Refer patients for home health or specialty services when appropriate.
  
• Advocate for patient needs, analyze barriers to care, and collaborate to improve access and service quality.
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Documentation & Compliance

• Maintain accurate, timely, and complete medical records and treatment documentation.
  
• Ensure compliance with all RHCA policies, procedures, and regulatory standards (OSHA, HIPAA, etc.).
  
• Participate in organizational quality improvement initiatives, chart reviews, and compliance activities.
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Education & Community Engagement

• Serve as an educational resource for patients, families, staff, and the community.
  
• Participate in outreach activities, health fairs, community mental health education, and other agency initiatives.
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Team Support

• Attend clinic and RHCA staff meetings (75% attendance expected).
  
• Assist in other clinics as needed.
  
• Support organizational goals aligned with mission, quality care, and community health.
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What We’re Looking For

A compassionate and committed Psychiatric APRN who is:

• Licensed as an APRN in the State of Kentucky.
  
• Certified as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
  
• Experienced in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapy, and medication management.
  
• Skilled in-patient communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and trauma-informed care.
  
• Comfortable working autonomously while contributing to a supportive team environment.
  
• Committed to high standards of documentation, professionalism, and regulatory compliance.
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Ready to Apply?

If you’re passionate about mental health care and ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of your patients, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today and become part of our mission to provide high-quality, compassionate care to our community!

Conditions and Requirements:

1. A physician medical staff member must maintain a level of staff privileges at a Kentucky hospital approved by the CEO. Failure to maintain standing will result in reconsideration of employment status at RCHA. The facility and category of privileges will be determined by the CEO or his designee.
2. All Physicians and non-physician providers are required to attend clinic and RHCA general staff and/or Committee meetings. An attendance rate of 75% is expected, unless otherwise approved in writing by the Medical Director or CEO.
3. The physician or non-physician provider must participate in all Quality efforts undertaken by the organization. Further, the medical providers are expected to conform to the standards of care approved by the RHCA Board of Directors under the Quality Improvement Program, and other such programs as may be identified as appropriate. These efforts include but are not limited to requirements from the Bureau for Primary Health Care, Health Care Excel (Medicare), Medicaid and HEDIS.
4. The provider is expected to meet/exceed the goals and targets established for the RCHA Quality Improvement Program.
5. All providers must bill for all services and supplies in a compliant manner. Errors will be tracked and brought to the attention of the providers. Errors must be corrected by the providers. Physician billing errors will be discussed with the individual physician and a plan for targeted for reduction of errors will be developed. Training on coding, billing, and compliance will be provided by RHCA at no expense to the provider on at least an annual basis. Failure to reduce billing errors after training and implementation of a plan for correction of errors may be cause to require the individual to obtain additional training at their own expense.
6. Failure to correct, reduce and/or eliminate errors after all steps in a plan of correction have been implemented, along with additional education/training at physician’s expense, will be an immediate cause to assess base compensation level and/or employment status. The provider must cooperate with RHCA administration in achieving financial and patient care goals.
7. Being a “Team” player, focusing on mission, working in and assisting in the development of a collaborative approach to the care of patients and providing quality medical care are benchmarks for success.
8. The provider is expected to assist and be involved in projects and programs intended to improve services and the health status of residents in the communities served by RHCA. Examples include school health fairs, community screening projects, disaster preparedness and response, health professions education programs and bio-terrorism training/preparedness.
9. CME programs chosen by the providers must reflect the needs of the physician, RHCA and the patients. In some instances RHCA reserves the right to direct the provider to specific CME programming such as additional coding education, improvement in QA or meeting evidence based indicators.
10. All personnel working for RHCA are expected to treat patients and each other in a respectful and courteous fashion.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience:

1. Master’s Degree in Nursing or Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree
2. Licensed in the State of Kentucky as an APRN
3. Certification as a PMHNP
4. DEA Registration
5. Must maintain current BLS or ACLS

Other Skills and Abilities:

1. Good conceptual skills and ability to synthesize multiple view-points into a common purpose.
2. Ability to assess, organize and plan; demonstrated skills in problem identifications and problem solving.
3. Ability to exercise judgment and work independently under general direction.
4. Ability to work flexible hours.
5. Ability to function as a team member.
6. Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
7. Ability to take the initiative and provide leadership to enhance quality interactions with clients in the community.
8. Computer literate and capable of operating an EMR.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. May require prolonged sitting, some bending, stooping, stretching and lifting (not in excess of 10 lbs.). Requires eye-hand coordination, normal range of hearing and eyesight to record, prepare and communicate accurate reports. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Requires frequent contact with staff and the public. May routinely be asked to cover other clinic sites during vacations or shortage of providers. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.