Everest ThriveCare is seeking a compassionate, skilled, and patient centered Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) to join our expanding outpatient healthcare practice in The Woodlands, Texas.
The PMHNP will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and evidence based mental health care for adolescents and adults in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment. This role is ideal for a clinician who values autonomy, collaboration, inclusive care, and building meaningful long term relationships with patients.
Everest ThriveCare provides integrated healthcare services and is committed to delivering accessible, culturally responsive, and affirming care to diverse populations, including LGBTQIA+ individuals and patients seeking gender affirming healthcare support.
The PMHNP will have the opportunity to develop a thriving psychiatric practice with administrative infrastructure, referral support, billing assistance, and operational resources provided by Everest ThriveCare.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for new patients, including psychiatric history, mental health assessment, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment recommendations
- Diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions utilizing DSM-5-TR diagnostic criteria and evidence based clinical guidelines
- Develop individualized, patient centered treatment plans based on each patient's goals, preferences, and clinical needs
- Provide psychiatric medication management services, including prescribing, monitoring, and adjusting psychotropic medications
- Evaluate medication effectiveness, adverse effects, safety concerns, and treatment outcomes
- Provide follow-up psychiatric visits focused on medication management and ongoing symptom monitoring
- Provide supportive psychotherapy, psychoeducation, and behavioral health interventions within the scope of practice
- Order and review appropriate laboratory testing and coordinate medical monitoring when clinically indicated
- Provide collaborative psychiatric care for patients receiving gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), including assessment, ongoing mental health support, and coordination with other healthcare providers as appropriate
- Provide culturally responsive and affirming care to LGBTQIA+ patients and other underserved or historically marginalized populations
- Collaborate with primary care providers, therapists, specialists, and other members of the healthcare team
- Identify patients requiring higher levels of psychiatric care and coordinate appropriate referrals
- Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation in the electronic health record (EHR)
- Complete clinical documentation within required practice timelines
- Follow HIPAA regulations, ethical standards, and applicable federal and Texas healthcare requirements
- Maintain compliance with controlled substance prescribing regulations, including appropriate use of the Texas Drug Prescription Monitoring Program (PDMP)
- Participate in practice development, quality improvement initiatives, and clinical collaboration meetings as needed
Patient Population
- Depression and mood disorders
- Anxiety disorders
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorders
- PTSD and trauma related conditions
- OCD
- Panic disorder
- Sleep disorders and insomnia
- Adjustment disorders
- Stress related conditions
- Substance use disorders within scope of practice and clinic guidelines
- Women's mental health concerns
- LGBTQIA+ mental health concerns
- Gender dysphoria and mental health support related to gender transition
- Patients receiving gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) requiring psychiatric care coordination and support
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited institution
- Completion of an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program
- Current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (PMHNP-BC) through the ANCC/AANP
- Active Texas Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) license in good standing
- Active Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license
- Current DEA registration with appropriate prescribing authority
- Texas Controlled Substance Registration (CSR), if applicable
- National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- Current BLS certification
- Ability to obtain and maintain insurance credentialing when required
- Strong knowledge of psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and psychopharmacology
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience treating adult and adolescent populations across diverse psychiatric presentations
- Experience providing telepsychiatry services in an outpatient setting
- Familiarity with collaborative care models and integrated behavioral healthcare
- Experience working in outpatient psychiatry, primary care integration, or multidisciplinary healthcare settings
- Experience providing culturally responsive, inclusive, and affirming mental healthcare
- Experience working with LGBTQIA+ patients and transgender or gender diverse populations
- Experience providing psychiatric care and support for patients receiving gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), including:
- Mental health assessment
- Medication management
- Supportive counseling
- Care coordination with other healthcare providers
- Understanding of the unique mental health needs of transgender and gender diverse individuals, including minority stress, healthcare barriers, and social determinants of health
- Commitment to creating a safe, respectful, and affirming healthcare environment for all patients
- Previous experience using eClinicalWorks (eCW) electronic health record system
- Ability to efficiently complete psychiatric documentation, medication management workflows, electronic prescribing, and clinical communication within an EHR environment
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is required due to the diverse patient population served by Everest ThriveCare and the need to provide effective, culturally responsive communication and care
Clinical Skills and Competencies
- Strong psychiatric diagnostic and assessment skills
- Comprehensive knowledge of psychopharmacology
- Ability to develop evidence based treatment plans
- Strong clinical judgment and decision making abilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to establish therapeutic relationships with diverse patient populations
- Cultural humility and commitment to inclusive healthcare practices
- Ability to work independently while collaborating within a multidisciplinary team
- Strong organizational skills and attention to clinical documentation
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and telehealth platforms
- Professionalism, reliability, and commitment to ethical patient care
Benefits of Joining Everest ThriveCare
- Established healthcare practice with integrated medical services
- Supportive referral network
- Flexible scheduling options
- Combination of in-person and telepsychiatry services
- Administrative and operational support
- Billing and credentialing assistance
- Modern EHR infrastructure
- Opportunity to grow a long term psychiatric patient panel
- Collaborative multidisciplinary environment
- Opportunity to provide inclusive and affirming psychiatric care to diverse populations
Everest ThriveCare is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming healthcare environment for both patients and team members. We value diversity and are dedicated to creating a workplace where clinicians can provide respectful, affirming, and culturally responsive care to individuals from all backgrounds.
Employment decisions are based on qualifications, skills, experience, and business needs without discrimination based on legally protected characteristics.
