PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER
Company: Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Lake Charles, LLC
Location: Lake Charles
Posted on: February 15, 2026
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Job Description:
Job Description Job Description Salary: $105K OR DOE Freedom
Behavioral Hospital in Lake Charles is hiring a Psychiatric
Inpatient and Outpatient Nurse Practitioner A Psychiatric Mental
Health PMH-APRN (APRN) works with individuals, families, groups,
and communities, assessing their mental health needs. The APRN
nurse develops a nursing diagnosis and plan of care, implements the
nursing process, and evaluates it for effectiveness. Psychiatric
Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (PMH-APRNs) offer
primary care services to the psychiatric-mental health population.
APRNs assess, diagnose, and treat individuals and families with
psychiatric disorders or the potential for such disorders using
their full scope of therapeutic skills, including the prescription
of medication and administration of psychotherapy. The Advance
Practice Registered Nurse, (APRN), assumes responsibility for the
management of the assigned patient's physical, psychiatric, and
behavioral conditions. The APRN provides medical and psychiatric
services to patients within the scope of practice for the APRN and
within the APRN's education, training and specialty. The APRN
maintains standards of professional nursing practice in accordance
with facility policy and procedures, other external governing and
credentialing bodies, performance improvement standards, and APRN
standards. The APRN evaluates patients and prescribes treatments
utilizing established practice guidelines. The APRN utilizes the
collaborative support of the medical staff when needed and when
indicated by a patient's condition. The APRN applies decision
making on care issues related to the patients condition which will
promote, maintain, and restore physical and mental health, and
prevent illness. The APRN interprets age/disability specific
information in response to client population served. The APRN
prescribes and provides for the safe delivery of medication and
treatments in accordance with the policies, procedures, and
national guidelines of current practice. The APRN is responsible
for thorough, accurate diagnosing, management, and documentation of
the patients symptoms, responses and progress. The APRN assumes
responsibility for professional development, continuing education
and maintaining licensure. All duties to be done in accordance with
Federal and State regulations, Freedoms Mission, policies and
procedures and PI Standards. PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND/OR
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: Education: Minimal of a Masters Degree in
Nursing, Licensed as a Nurse Practitioner with a earned degree in
psychiatric-mental health nursing. License: Licensed as a PMHNP to
practice in the state Experience: One-year APRN experience
preferred
Keywords: Freedom Behavioral Hospital of Lake Charles, LLC, Port Arthur , PSYCHIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONER, Healthcare , Lake Charles, Texas
