What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner PMHNP /Clinical Consultant position at Fidelia Counseling Services, Inc?
- Position Type: Independent Contractor (1099)
- Hours: Begins at 4 hours per month (Highly Flexible / Evenings or Weekends acceptable)
- Location: Hybrid / Remote (Metro Boston Region / Virtual Meetings)
Fidelia Counseling Services, Inc. is seeking a qualified, ANCC-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Child Psychiatrist to serve as a Clinical Consultant for our growing outpatient and intensive community-based behavioral health programs. This role focuses on high-level clinical consultation, program quality control, and providing psychiatric oversight for our clinical team. This is an ideal position for a prescriber looking for a highly flexible, low-hour monthly commitment.
Key Responsibilities
- Clinical Consultation: Provide case consultation and psychiatric guidance to staff clinicians regarding complex child, adolescent, and adult behavioral health cases.
- Quality Assurance: Participate in a monthly, 1-hour virtual Quality Assurance and Clinical Control meeting to review program outcomes and ensure alignment with best practices.
- Staff Support: Provide clinical supervision or medication-management consultation to the multidisciplinary team on an as-needed basis.
- Network Alignment: Maintain active credentialing with major health plans (MBHP/Fallon) via an updated CAQH profile to ensure program compliance.
- Master’s or Doctoral degree in Nursing with a Psychiatric-Mental Health specialty (PMHNP-BC), or an MD/DO specializing in Psychiatry.
- Active, unrestricted Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) and prescribing license in the state of Massachusetts.
- Valid DEA registration and Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration (MCSR).
- Experience: 2 years of post-master's practice as a PMHNP is highly preferred (enabling fully independent practice authority under Massachusetts law).
- Active enrollment in MassHealth (or willingness to complete a non-billing/billing enrollment).
- Up-to-date and attested CAQH profile.
- Strong collaborative spirit and experience with child/adolescent demographics preferred.
- Bilingual Applicants strongly encouraged to apply