<p>A Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is needed to deliver behavioral health services across skilled nursing facility (SNF) settings in Danville, Virginia, working with one of the nation's largest physician services organizations. This employed, outpatient-style SNF role centers on geriatric psychiatry — medication management, psychiatric evaluation, and behavioral consultation for a complex long-term care population. The position offers a structured leadership pathway, full administrative support, and a compelling lifestyle market with a low cost of living and active regional development.</p>
<h3>Perks and Benefits</h3> <ul> <li>Competitive base salary commensurate with experience, supplemented by productivity bonus and quality incentive pay</li> <li>W-2 employed position with one of the largest physician services organizations in the United States</li> <li>Sign-on bonus and relocation allowance provided</li> <li>Paid professional liability insurance with tail coverage included</li> <li>Annual CME allowance plus paid CME days</li> <li>4 weeks PTO plus paid holidays</li> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance</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>Formal leadership pathway: Facility Medical Director → Regional Medical Director → CMO track</li> <li>Clinician wellness program and responsive regional management structure</li> </ul>
<h3>Practice Highlights</h3> <ul> <li>Primary clinical setting: skilled nursing facility (SNF), serving a geriatric and long-term care resident population</li> <li>Core responsibilities include initial psychiatric evaluations, follow-up medication management visits, and behavioral consultations</li> <li>Diagnostic and treatment scope spans depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders, dementia-related behavioral disturbances (BPSD), and substance-use disorders</li> <li>Antipsychotic stewardship and Beers Criteria-informed prescribing are central to the clinical model</li> <li>Complex polypharmacy management in a medically frail, elderly population is a routine expectation</li> <li>Integrated, interdisciplinary care model: daily collaboration with attending physicians, psychologists, nursing, social work, and pharmacy teams</li> <li>Active role in staff education — de-escalation techniques, individualized behavior plans, and safe prescribing practices for nursing and care staff</li> <li>Full administrative and scheduling infrastructure in place, allowing focus on direct patient care</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 required</li> <li>Experience in geriatric psychiatry or long-term care strongly preferred</li> <li>Demonstrated comfort managing complex polypharmacy, dementia-related behavioral syndromes, and antipsychotic stewardship protocols</li> </ul>
<h3>About the Community</h3> <p>Danville is a historic city situated along the Dan River in southside Virginia, just north of the North Carolina border. The city offers an exceptionally low cost of living alongside active riverfront revitalization, the newly opened Caesars Virginia resort, and a growing arts and dining scene. Outdoor recreation is abundant, with the Blue Ridge Mountains accessible to the northwest and the Greensboro–Winston-Salem Triad metro area within easy driving distance — making Danville a strong fit for clinicians who want quality of life without the cost or pace of a major urban center.</p>