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About this role
Psychiatric Mental Health Provider - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
Job Summary
Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is seeking a dedicated Psychiatric Mental Health Provider to deliver high‑quality psychiatric services to children and adolescents. This role focuses on psychiatric assessments, evaluations, medication management, and collaborative care within a multidisciplinary environment. The Psychiatric Mental Health Provider ensures clinical excellence while supporting patients, families, and internal/external partners.
Minimum Requirements
- For APRN Candidates
- Licensed APRN in Ohio (PMHNP‑BC preferred)
- Board certified in psychiatric/mental health
- Experience working with children/adolescents in psychiatric settings
- DEA license
- For PA Candidates
- Licensed PA‑C in Ohio; board‑certified
- Minimum two years of psychiatric experience with children/adolescents
- DEA license
Primary Responsibilities
- Direct Client Service
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments and develop diagnostic and treatment plans.
- Monitor and triage patients receiving psychiatric services using clinical tools and scales.
- Build strong practitioner–patient relationships and support parents/guardians as needed.
- Educate patients, families, staff, and stakeholders about symptoms, medications, and wellness.
- Ensure integration of behavioral and physical healthcare.
- Coordinate care within the healthcare system to ensure appropriate service levels.
- Provide culturally competent care.
- Maintain effective patient flow while meeting documentation and utilization standards.
- Quality Assurance & Effectiveness
- Meet departmental and program quality metrics while ensuring safe, effective care.
- Adhere to performance standards set by the Medical Director, Practice Manager, and agency.
- Participate in audits, evaluations, and performance reviews.
- Follow industry best practices and protocols.
- Monitor medication effectiveness and side effects.
- Contribute to continuous quality improvement and data reporting.
- Internal & External Collaboration
- Collaborate with physicians, therapists, and internal teams on patient care and scheduling.
- Coordinate care with community healthcare partners.
- Build and maintain relationships across the agency, assigned schools, and community settings.
- Provide consultation, training, and support to colleagues and stakeholders.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings and case reviews.
- Fiscal Responsibility
- Deliver medically necessary services consistent with payer requirements and appropriate billing.
- Meet productivity and documentation expectations.
- Partner with the Practice Manager to support financial sustainability.
- Administration
- Obtain required medication management consents and provide education to parents/guardians.
- Complete all documentation in the electronic medical record system in a timely manner.
- Maintain thorough medical service documentation, including interventions and discharges.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Pay and Benefits
- Pay based on license - between $105,000 and $125,000
- Full benefits package includes:
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Retirement plan
- Tuition assistance
- Public Loan Forgiveness eligibility
- Paid time off and holidays
- Full benefits package includes:
Work Environment
Work occurs in office, school, and mental health treatment settings. Exposure to youth with behavioral challenges, including shouting or emotional distress.
Physical Demands
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend and lift objects of up to 20 pounds.
Our Culture
Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is Greater Cincinnati’s most prolific non-profit specializing in education, behavioral and therapeutic health services and autism services for vulnerable, at-risk youth, their families, and caregivers.
Best Point Education & Behavioral Health is proud to embrace our ideals of an equal opportunity workplace by actions as well as our words. We lead our community with respect and tolerance, internally and externally, and we expect our employees to embrace this ideal and express it in their day-to-day interactions.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against, based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.
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About Best Point Education & Behavioral Health
What you'll do
- The Psychiatric Mental Health Provider conducts comprehensive psychiatric assessments, develops treatment plans, and monitors patients. They also collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure effective patient care and quality assurance.
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