Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) Bilingual

At Mercy Care healthcare is more than a profession - it is a calling.

For more than 40 years Mercy Care has cared for Atlantans who are not well served by the traditional healthcare system including people without insurance individuals experiencing homelessness and families navigating life in a new country.

Today we are building on that legacy through our three-year strategic plan ourConspiracy of Compassion. Our goal is ambitious: to reach more people remove barriers to care and address the medical social and economic needs that shape health outcomes.

To make that vision a reality we need talented and compassionate clinicians to join our team.

Whether you are providing direct patient care helping patients navigate complex challenges or helping us build a healthcare system that better serves those too often left behind your work will have a lasting impact on individuals families and communities.

If you believe healthcare should be compassionate accessible and transformative consider a career with Mercy Care. Together we can change lives - and help redefine what healthcare can be.

Mercy Care Atlanta is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP)to join our:

Chamblee Clinic

Mercy Care Atlanta is seeking a compassionate and mission-driven Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide high-quality trauma-informed psychiatric care to underserved populations within our Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC). In this role you will diagnose and treat behavioral health conditions provide psychiatric medication management and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to deliver integrated whole-person care. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will address behavioral health needs while considering the social determinants of health that impact the diverse communities we serve.

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments.

• Develop and implement individualized treatment plans.

• Provide psychiatric medication management and ongoing follow-up care.

• Deliver trauma-informed evidence-based behavioral health services.

• Collaborate with psychiatrists through APRN Protocol Agreements.

• Work closely with primary care providers therapists social workers and care teams in an integrated care model.

• Support patients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

• Participate in community outreach events and health fairs 34 times annually.

• Promote equitable healthcare access and positive patient outcomes.
  

• Masters Degree from an accredited nursing program.

• Board Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) or Nurse Practitioner with psychiatric experience.

• Current unrestricted Nurse Practitioner licensure in the State of Georgia.

• Minimum one year of clinical experience working with individuals experiencing mental illness and substance use disorders preferred.

• Experience in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment preferred.

• Knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) and buprenorphine treatment is a plus.

• Bilingual Spanish/English skills strongly preferred.

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Day-1 Benefits (PTO accrual retirement plan and match health insurance and more!)

• Opportunity to get paid daily through DailyPay

• Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Discounts with major vendors; AT&T Verizon Ford Motor Company General Motors Quicken Loans AND MORE!

• Low-cost medical dental and vision insurance plans. Enjoy lower-cost medical services when you visit facilities within the Trinity Health network.