Athena Care is always happy to hear from Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners - when we have an opportunity open up we'd love to get in touch!

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides direct client care to patients. This includes medication management and counseling within scope of practice and experience.

• Provide psychiatric evaluation and counseling to Individuals.
• Prescribe medications as appropriate.
• Document services provided in the electronic medical record (EMR) consistent with standards of practice, internal policies of Athena Care, and HIPAA or other regulatory requirements.
• Maintain appropriate licensure, supervision, and continuing education requirements in a manner consistent with standards of practice.
• Maintains knowledge of current standards of care and research in the field; applies knowledge to improve practice and provision of care.
• Participates in on-call rotation of providers for after-hours calls.
• Adheres to appropriate practice guidelines in provision of care.
• Must be eligible to participate in commercial Insurance networks and Medicare.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Education/Experience:

• Master's degree in Nursing from an accredited program required.
• Special areas of focus (I.e. children/adolescents) preferred.
• Two or more years of practice as a nurse practitioner preferred.

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current, valid APRN license with specialty training In psychiatry issued by the state of TN required.
• Board certification in psychiatry required.
• Current, valid DEA registration required.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and current treatment options/best practices.
• Problem-solving
• Collaboration
• Verbal communication
• Listening
• Data entry skills
• People skills
• Informing
• Customer focus
• Attention to detail
• Professionalism
• Professional judgment

Physical Requirements

• This is an office-type role with primarily sedentary job duties and limited reaching, pulling, pushing, or carrying.