Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Compass Health Center is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for our Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs in our Northbrook office.

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, setting the standard for excellence in the PHP/IOP space. Our evidence-based approach (CBT, DBT, ACT) and collaborative, team-based environment make Compass the best place to start or build your career. 

Our rapid growth continues to create new opportunities as we continue to push for better and differentiated care for our patients seeking treatment for anxiety, depression, trauma, substance use, and other co-occurring conditions. 

We are seeking an experienced clinician to conduct patient evaluations, determine diagnosis and develop comprehensive care plans, including medication prescription and management. If you are passionate about working with patients and their families to communicate, develop and carry out appropriate treatment plans and compassionate care, you would be an ideal addition to our team.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing complete initial psychiatric evaluation on patient to determine diagnosis and develop plan of care including medication prescription, if indicated
• Revising, prescribing, and implementing therapeutic regimen using an interdisciplinary approach
• Monitoring patient progress and providing collaborative treatment and communication with the treatment team
• Providing timely documentation of each encounter with a patient
• Ensuring patient/family education regarding clinical condition and relevant aspects of care
• Working in collaboration with treatment team members to ensure quality of care and consideration of services
• Maintaining required level of continuing education and preferred development activities
• Using interpersonal and communication skills that enable one to establish and maintain professional relations with patients, families, colleagues and other members of the healthcare team.

You would be the ideal candidate, if you:

• Licensed as an Advance Practiced Nurse in the State of Illinois
• ANCC National Board Certification in Psychiatry- PMHNP Certification
• Prescriptive Authority
• DEA license
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
• DNP or MSN from an accredited Nursing Program
• CPR certified
• Experience with patients in crisis

The benefits of working at Compass Health Center:

Compass Health Center offers our full time employees a competitive total compensation package, including:

• Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision and Accident Insurance
• 401K with generous company match
• PTO and company holidays