Dual-Certified Family & Psychiatric MH Nurse Practitioner

Position: Dual-Certified Family & Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Location: La Plata, Maryland

Job Status: Hourly, Part Time/PRN

At Alpas Wellness Centers, our mission is to provide a safe, inclusive, and forward-thinking environment where people heal their minds and bodies, rediscover their purpose, and forge a path of recovery toward a brighter future. Guided by our values—Authenticity, Innovation, Patient and Staff Experience, Compassion, Safety, and Autonomy—we integrate traditional, holistic, and alternative therapies to create individualized treatment plans that truly meet each person where they are.

Alpas Wellness - La Plata is a fully licensed and accredited residential treatment center located in La Plata, Maryland, dedicated to transforming behavioral healthcare through a personalized, whole-person approach. We serve individuals and families navigating substance use disorder and mental health concerns with innovative, compassionate, and evidence-based care. Our thoughtfully designed facility offers a tranquil environment complete with private and shared residential suites, nurses’ stations, community spaces, and biophilic design elements that support healing and comfort.

We are driven by a vision to revolutionize behavioral healthcare. If you're passionate about delivering meaningful care and want to be part of a purpose-driven team shaping the future of wellness, we’d love to connect.

For more information, please visit: www.alpaswellnesscenters.org

Job Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner - PMHNP/FNP (Dual Certified) is a key medical provider responsible for delivering integrated psychiatric and medical care to clients in our residential treatment facility. This role blends psychiatric evaluation and medication management with medical oversight, withdrawal management, and primary care support, ensuring continuity of care across admissions, detox, and residential stabilization. 

This position reports directly to the Medical Director.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Psychiatric Care & Medication Management

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, assessments, and diagnostic impressions.

• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications. Monitor medication effectiveness, side effects, adherence, and safety.

• Provide ongoing psychiatric follow-ups and crisis evaluations as clinically indicated

• Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and case reviews
  
  

Medical Care & Detox Oversight

• Perform admission history & physicals (H&Ps) and medical assessments

• Manage medically supervised withdrawal, utilizing established detox protocols

• Conduct sick calls, follow-ups, and urgent or non-emergent medical evaluations

• Interpret labs, vitals, EKGs, and other diagnostic data

• Coordinate care for patients with complex medical or co-occurring conditions

• Support safe discharge planning, including medication reconciliation and continuity of care

Collaboration & Continuity of Care

• Work closely with the Medical Director, nursing leadership, clinical staff, and case management

• Participate in treatment team meetings and hand-offs to ensure seamless care transitions

• Communicate changes in medical or psychiatric status promptly to relevant teams

• Collaborate with Utilization Review to support medical necessity and payer compliance
  
  

Documentation & Compliance

• Complete timely, accurate documentation in Kipu EMR, including:

  • Psychiatric evaluations

  • H&Ps

  • Medication orders and progress notes

• Ensure documentation aligns with ASAM criteria, The Joint Commission, Maryland Department of Health, and DEA standards

• Participate in chart audits, performance improvement initiatives, and quality assurance activities
  
  

Patient & Family Education

• Educate patients (and families, with consent) on diagnoses, medications, withdrawal expectations, and recovery planning

• Model trauma-informed, patient-centered, recovery-oriented communication

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:

Licensure & Certification

• Current, unrestricted Maryland PMHNP license

• Current, unrestricted Maryland FNP license

• Board certification as PMHNP-BC and FNP-BC

• Active DEA registration (or ability to obtain promptly)

• BLS required
  
  

Experience

• Minimum 1 year post-licensure experience in any of the following roles:

  • Psychiatry, Addiction, Family Medicine or Internal Medicine

• Experience with Addiction treatment including medically supervised withdrawal and co-occurring disorders strongly preferred