Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

Zysk Recovery Partners
Full-Time | Salaried
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
Compensation: $105,000–$145,000 annually, based on experience

Position Overview

Zysk Recovery Partners is seeking a full-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and ongoing behavioral health services to adults receiving substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment.

The PMHNP will work as part of an interdisciplinary team that includes medical providers, clinicians, nursing staff, case managers, and recovery professionals.

This position is appropriate for an experienced PMHNP as well as a strong new graduate who is interested in developing expertise in addiction medicine and co-occurring behavioral health treatment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and follow-up assessments.
• Diagnose psychiatric and co-occurring behavioral health conditions within professional scope of practice.
• Develop individualized psychiatric treatment plans.
• Provide ongoing psychiatric medication management.
• Prescribe, adjust, monitor, and discontinue medications when clinically appropriate.
• Monitor medication effectiveness, adverse effects, interactions, and adherence.
• Order and review appropriate laboratory and diagnostic testing.
• Provide patient education regarding diagnoses, medications, risks, benefits, and treatment alternatives.
• Evaluate clients with complex substance use and mental health presentations.
• Coordinate psychiatric treatment with substance use disorder treatment.
• Collaborate with Zysk's medical, clinical, nursing, case management, and recovery teams.
• Coordinate care with hospitals, primary-care providers, pharmacies, specialists, probation/corrections, and community providers when appropriate and authorized.
• Participate in interdisciplinary case consultation and treatment planning.
• Maintain accurate and timely medical documentation.
• Complete medication reconciliation and assist with continuity of medication during admission, treatment, and discharge.
• Follow applicable MaineCare, Maine licensing, DEA, prescribing, HIPAA, and professional practice requirements.
• Participate in quality improvement and clinical policy development as appropriate.

Required Qualifications

• Current or eligible Maine Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) / Nurse Practitioner license in the appropriate psychiatric specialty.
• Current national certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
• Maine prescriptive authority consistent with applicable Board of Nursing requirements.
• Current DEA registration or ability to obtain registration when required for the position.
• Ability to prescribe psychiatric medications within the provider's education, certification, licensure, and professional scope of practice.
• Ability to satisfy any supervision or practice requirements applicable to the individual provider under Maine law.
• Strong knowledge of psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, medication management, and clinical documentation.
• Ability to work effectively with adults experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience or training in:

• Substance use disorder treatment
• Co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders
• Addiction medicine
• Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD)
• Psychiatric medication management
• Trauma-informed care
• Residential and outpatient behavioral health
• Working with justice-involved populations
• MaineCare documentation and billing

New PMHNP graduates are encouraged to apply. Zysk is willing to consider candidates who would benefit from structured consultation, mentorship, and professional development while transitioning into independent psychiatric practice.

Schedule

Full-Time, Salaried

Monday through Friday
8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Alternative four-day schedules may be considered based upon provider qualifications and organizational needs.

Compensation

$140,000–$150,000 annually, depending upon experience, qualifications, and scope of responsibilities.

Benefits and professional support may include paid time off, paid holidays, professional liability coverage, licensing and credentialing assistance, continuing education support, and opportunities for clinical consultation and professional development.

About Zysk Recovery Partners

Zysk Recovery Partners provides comprehensive treatment and recovery services for adults experiencing substance use disorders and co-occurring behavioral health conditions.

Our approach emphasizes individualized treatment, accountability, recovery-oriented care, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuity of services. The PMHNP will have an opportunity to play an important role in expanding Zysk's integrated psychiatric and substance use disorder treatment capabilities.

Zysk Recovery Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer.