Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP opening!
Location: Covington, TN
Schedule: (M–F), daytime hours — you choose the days!
Compensation: W2, pay-per-encounter (fee-for-service role)
Limited time offering up to $5,000 Sign on Bonus
We are looking for experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, PMHNPs for “SNF-ists,” in-house nurse practitioners that will provide care for the geriatric population in a Skilled Nursing and/or Assisted Living setting.
Why Join Our Team
Are you looking for a career that will give your life purpose? Are you looking for a career choice that will affect people’s lives in a positive way?
If so, we have the right opportunity for you. Here with Telos Health Systems, we give you an opportunity to have a rewarding career, not just a job. Our goal is to help our associates grow their careers with our focus on development, a collaborative atmosphere, and creating a great place to work. Here, you can be effective by doing the work that you love while making a significant impact on people’s lives and the communities we serve.
Telos Health Systems staffs Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners, PMHNPs and General Medicine Nurse Practitioners, to improve residents’ quality of life and overall well-being while simultaneously reducing return to hospital stays.
What You Will Do
As the SNF-ist, you will act as a Skilled Nursing Facility’s leading provider of internal medicine services. You will collaborate with the facility’s interdisciplinary team and physicians, serving as a day-to-day clinical leader while helping oversee the care of all the facility’s residents.
You will work with the entire facility’s patient population - short and long-term residents - overseeing their day-to-day care with the assistance of the facility’s nursing staff and guidance from the facility’s medical directors and attending physicians.
Provide comprehensive health assessments, differential diagnosis, and prescribe treatments under the protocol in the direct management of acute and chronic illness and disease.
Prescribe all necessary medications and treatments.
Perform comprehensive physical examinations of patients.
Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures.
Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities.
Communicate with attending physicians and/or specialists regarding patient care.
Be comfortable and proficient with documentation and CPT coding.
Monthly stability visits for long term residents
Evaluations for patients exhibiting changes in condition.
Advanced Care Planning
What You Will Need
Certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Must have an active license and DEA #
Previous experience in nursing or other medical fields
Minimum one-year experience in a Skilled Nursing setting (preferred)
Ability to build rapport with patients and their loved ones.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong leadership experience with emphasis on teamwork in a healthcare setting
Education
Master's Degree Required
Benefits & Perks
We offer a comprehensive and flexible benefits package designed to support both work-life balance and long-term professional growth.
Available to All Employees (Part-Time & Full-Time)
- Flexible work-life balance schedule
- Hybrid work model combining in-person care with virtual charting
- Company-provided equipment, including a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet with keyboard, case, stylus, and charger
- Telos swag
- Mileage reimbursement in accordance with the company travel policy, including applicable minimum mileage thresholds
Professional & Clinical Support
- Malpractice insurance (occurrence-based) with $1M/$3M coverage limits
- $1,000 annual allowance for continuing education (CEUs), DEA registration, and licensure reimbursement
- Additional professional development support
Full-Time Employee Benefits
(Available to full-time employees working at least 30 hours per week; benefits become effective following a 30-day eligibility period, on the first of the month thereafter)
Health & Retirement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Medical and prescription coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Dental insurance through UnitedHealthcare
- Vision insurance through UnitedHealthcare
Voluntary Benefits (through Aflac)
- Life and AD&D insurance
- Short-term disability insurance
- Accident insurance
- Hospital indemnity coverage
- Critical illness coverage
- Voluntary life insurance (term or whole life options)
Time Off & Holidays
- Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days during the first and second years, with increases in subsequent years
- Six paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day
Equal Opportunity Employer
Telos Health Systems is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and associates in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Thank you for your interest in new career opportunities with Telos Health Systems!
