Entry Level Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Jobs

Position Description:
Weekend/On-Call Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN)
Jacksonville, Florida
Mental Health Resource Center (MHRC) is seeking a dedicated and experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (APRN) to provide weekend, on-call, and holiday coverage for our inpatient psychiatric programs in Jacksonville. This position supports the MHRC North and South Adult Inpatient Programs and the MHRC North Child/Adolescent Inpatient Program.
This position serves patients within psychiatric crisis stabilization units, where most individuals are admitted involuntarily under Florida's Baker Act. Patients typically remain on the unit for 3-5 days, requiring timely assessment, intervention, and treatment planning.
Our crisis stabilization programs offer a fast-paced environment where employees have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact during critical moments in patients' lives. MHRC fosters a collaborative, supportive, and team-oriented culture that values professional growth and quality patient care.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing comprehensive psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and medication management services, including but not limited to:

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and establish diagnoses for assigned patients.
• Develop and implement individualized, problem-oriented treatment plans with measurable goals and objectives.
• Prescribe medications in accordance with Florida licensure requirements, established protocols, and the MHRC formulary.
• Provide medication education, including indications, side effects, risks, benefits, and administration instructions.
• Obtain and document informed consent for prescribed medications and treatment interventions.
• Monitor patient progress and modify treatment plans as clinically indicated.
• Provide therapeutic interventions and other approved treatment modalities within scope of practice.
• Assess and manage patients experiencing psychiatric crises.
• Evaluate Baker Act admissions and vacate inappropriate Baker Acts when clinically indicated.
• Collaborate effectively with psychiatrists, nursing staff, therapists, case managers, and other interdisciplinary team members.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation within the Electronic Health Record (EHR).

Qualifications:
Required Education and Licensure

• Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current Florida APRN license.
• ANCC Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Current DEA registration.

Required Experience

• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in psychiatric nursing or working with psychiatric patients.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with individuals diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI).
• Minimum of two (2) years of post-master's clinical experience as an APRN working under physician supervision.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong clinical assessment, diagnostic, and decision-making skills.
• The ability to work independently and exercise sound clinical judgment in complex situations.
• The ability to recognize and respond appropriately to psychiatric emergencies, safety concerns, abuse, neglect, and other crisis situations.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to establish positive working relationships with patients, families, caregivers, community partners, and multidisciplinary team members.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Proficiency in electronic health record documentation and patient information systems, with the ability to demonstrate competency in MHRC systems within three months of employment.

Schedule:
Weekends, After Hours and Holidays
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center are Equal Opportunity Employers.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions:
Thank you for your interest in joining the team at Mental Health Resource Center and Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems. We offer a variety of opportunities in the behavioral health and social services fields. We have locations in Jacksonville and throughout Florida. Employees work together and support one another in a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere that encourages professional growth. We offer an ideal workplace for individuals dedicated to providing care and services that reflect our core values of compassion, integrity, and excellence.
Mental Health Resource Center, Inc. (MHRC) is a nonprofit organization that provides a wide range of behavioral health and social services to the community. Included in MHRC's service array are 24-hour emergency services and inpatient psychiatric services for children, adolescents, and adults. Outpatient services include medication management, care coordination, case management, intensive case management team services, counseling, psychosocial rehabilitation, an adult therapeutic family program, state hospital liaison services, mental health court, multidisciplinary forensic teams (MFT), jail-based diversion services, a Co-Responder Program with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, the Link-to-Life suicide prevention program, and services that assist individuals in obtaining benefits such as Social Security Income, Social Security Disability Income, Medicaid, food stamps, and housing. In addition, UF Health Jacksonville contracts with MHRC to manage the hospital's adult inpatient psychiatric unit.
MHRC also operates eight Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) programs for adults with severe and persistent mental illness, located in Clearwater, Gainesville, Jacksonville, Kissimmee, Rockledge, Tampa, and Winter Haven, as well as a FACT Lite program providing Linking, Advocating, Treating, Transitioning, Empowering & Recovery Support (LATTERS) services in Jacksonville. The two FACT teams located in Jacksonville serve residents of Duval, Clay, and Nassau counties.
Renaissance Behavioral Health Systems and Mental Health Resource Center encourage all applicants to take advantage of opportunities for hire, and if internal applicants, transfers, promotions, and advancement, regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, handicap, disability, marital status, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. RBHS and MHRC are Equal Opportunity Employers and Drug Free Workplaces.
Background screening and clearance through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required for all positions: