Arkansas Licensed Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

To support a growing telepsychiatry initiative, the part-time Arkansas Licensed Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner will conduct psychiatric evaluations, diagnose and treat complex conditions, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary care team while working remotely.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct telehealth-based psychiatric evaluations for patients with serious mental illness and substance use conditions
• Diagnose, treat, and prescribe evidence-based pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions
• Act as a behavioral health consultant to the interdisciplinary care team, ensuring connection to community mental health services

Required qualifications

• Board-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
• Active, unrestricted Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority
• Experience managing complex psychiatric conditions and/or substance use disorders
• Willingness to obtain multi-state licensure
• Comfort delivering care via telehealth and technology-enabled platforms