<p>A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is needed to deliver behavioral health services within a skilled nursing facility (SNF) in Danville, Virginia. This is a W-2 employed position with one of the nation's largest physician services organizations, offering a fully supported clinical infrastructure — billing, credentialing, scheduling, and administrative functions are all handled centrally so the clinician can focus on patient care. The role centers on geriatric psychiatry and long-term care psychiatry, managing the full spectrum of behavioral and psychiatric conditions common to SNF populations. For an ANCC-certified PMHNP with a passion for complex, medically integrated psychiatric care, this is a compelling opportunity in a growing Virginia community with a low cost of living and strong regional amenities.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, supplemented by productivity and quality incentive bonuses</li> <li>W-2 employed position with the nation's largest physician services organization</li> <li>Sign-on bonus and relocation allowance provided</li> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance</li> <li>Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage included</li> <li>Annual CME allowance</li> <li>401(k) retirement plan with employer match</li> <li>Dedicated administrative, billing, credentialing, and scheduling support — no practice management burden on the clinician</li> <li>Clinician wellness program with responsive regional management</li> <li>Defined leadership pathway: Facility Medical Director → Regional Medical Director → CMO</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Psychiatric medication management for residents of a skilled nursing facility (SNF)</li> <li>Conduct initial psychiatric evaluations, follow-up medication checks, and behavioral consultations</li> <li>Manage depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, dementia-related behavioral disturbances, behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD), and substance-use disorders</li> <li>Integrated, collaborative care model involving attending physicians, psychologists, nursing, social work, and pharmacy</li> <li>Provide staff education on de-escalation techniques, individualized behavior plans, and Beers Criteria-compliant prescribing</li> <li>Antipsychotic stewardship and complex polypharmacy management are core clinical responsibilities</li> <li>Fully supported back-office infrastructure: billing, credentialing, scheduling, and administrative functions managed centrally</li> </ul>
<h3>Qualifications</h3> <ul> <li>MSN or DNP with board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC, ANCC)</li> <li>Active Virginia APRN license with full prescriptive authority, or eligibility to obtain</li> <li>Active DEA registration, or eligibility to obtain</li> <li>Experience in geriatric psychiatry or long-term care psychiatry strongly preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated comfort managing complex polypharmacy, dementia-related behavioral symptoms, and antipsychotic stewardship in a medically complex population</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Danville is a historic city situated on the Dan River in southside Virginia, just north of the North Carolina border. The community offers a notably low cost of living, an active riverfront revitalization corridor, and the newly opened Caesars Virginia resort. Outdoor recreation and cultural amenities are within easy reach — the Blue Ridge Mountains lie to the northwest, and the Greensboro/Triad metro area is accessible to the south, providing a regional hub for dining, airports, and urban conveniences without the cost or pace of a major city.</p>