Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (20 Hours/week) - Pocasset Mental Health Center

Are you a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) looking for meaningful work in a supportive, team-based environment? The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) is currently seeking a dedicated and compassionate PMHNP to join the inpatient care team at Pocasset Mental Health Center.  In this part-time, 20-hour role, you’ll serve as a key clinical provider on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit, working with individuals who are navigating some of the most challenging moments in their mental health journeys. As part of a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary team—including psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and mental health workers—you’ll play a central role in guiding patient care from admission through recovery.

You’ll be responsible for providing direct psychiatric and medical care, including conducting psychiatric evaluations and physical exams, managing medications, leading treatment planning sessions, and overseeing the overall psychiatric care of your assigned patients. You’ll also have opportunities to lead group therapy sessions and step in as the clinical lead for certain cases when needed. Your work will not only impact individual patients—you’ll be helping to shape a broader culture of dignity, respect, and recovery-focused care.

This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced inpatient setting and who values the opportunity to use their full scope of practice. You’ll also have the chance to participate in regular professional development, attend trainings, and contribute to a deeply mission-driven team. In return, DMH offers outstanding benefits, including comprehensive health insurance, generous paid time off, and a pension plan. More importantly, you’ll be joining an organization that prioritizes recovery and believes in the potential of every person we serve.

If you're ready to bring your skills, compassion, and commitment to a place where you can truly make a difference, we encourage you to apply and become part of the team at Pocasset Mental Health Center.

Please Note:  This position is 20 hours per week. Hours and days to be determined. 

Duties and Responsibilities (these duties are a general summary and not all inclusive):

• Assists in planning treatment by participating in treatment plan development and reviews as well as clinical case conferences.
• Provides individual treatment interventions in accordance with treatment plan.
• Evaluates patients, including diagnostic evaluation and assists in planning treatment and individual interventions.
• In collaboration with medical provider, oversees medical care, diagnosis and management of Pocasset MHC patients. Provides individual medication teaching and obtaining appropriate consents.
• Communicates and collaborates with departmental staff to engage in positive working relationships.
• Orders medications and treatments and evaluates effectiveness and documenting same.
• Monitors patient's legal status; provides guidance regarding timelines, guardianship issues, requirements to facility staff.
• Maintains current knowledge of psychiatric mental health nursing practice through attendance at seminars, conferences, workshops, in-services and continuing education programs as well as facility mandatory training.
• Assures that a comprehensive medical history and physical is obtained on all patients admitted.
• Documents care rendered in progress notes for each encounter in a timely manner.
• Develops long and short-term treatment plan and/or health maintenance programs for assigned patients by completing physical examinations, assessments and/or diagnoses of patients’ physical conditions to ensure provision of appropriate medical care.
• Connects with outside health care providers (PCP, specialists) throughout stay and at time of discharge to ensure continuity of care.  Documents all contacts with outside providers.
• Documents all medical activities accurately, including but not limited to, all admission and discharge record keeping, progress notes and informed