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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Adults & Child/Adolescent
Sandalwood Mental Health, PLLC
Lake Wylie, South Carolina | Hybrid
Part-Time to Full-Time
Join a Growing, Clinician-Led Psychiatric Practice
Sandalwood Mental Health is seeking an experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our growing outpatient practice in South Carolina.
This position offers the opportunity to work with a mixed caseload of adults, children, and adolescents . We are particularly interested in a clinician with prior child/adolescent psychiatric experience who enjoys working across the lifespan.
The position is part-time to full-time and hybrid , combining in-person appointments at our Lake Wylie, SC office with telehealth care.
We are a PMHNP-owned and clinician-led practice built around thoughtful, collaborative psychiatric care. Our model provides clinicians with greater flexibility and autonomy while offering the administrative infrastructure and support of a group practice.
The Opportunity
Part-time to full-time with the ability to grow your caseload over time
Hybrid practice: in-person care in Lake Wylie + telehealth
Flexible scheduling
Mixed adult, child, and adolescent caseload
Longer appointments with an emphasis on quality rather than high-volume medication checks
Opportunity to incorporate supportive psychotherapy and therapeutic interventions when clinically appropriate
Meaningful clinical autonomy
Opportunity to help develop and expand our child and adolescent psychiatric services
Administrative and scheduling support
Billing and credentialing support
Referral-development support
Established EHR and telehealth infrastructure
Commercial insurance and Medicaid patient populations
Assistance establishing a collaborating physician relationship if needed
Clinical Focus
Our clinicians provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care for conditions including:
ADHD
Anxiety disorders
Depression
Mood disorders
Trauma-related disorders
Sleep concerns
Autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions
Other common outpatient psychiatric conditions
Responsibilities
The PMHNP will:
Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations
Diagnose psychiatric conditions and develop individualized treatment plans
Provide evidence-based medication management
Monitor treatment response, clinical progress, and medication tolerability
Incorporate supportive psychotherapy when appropriate
Provide education to patients and families
Collaborate with parents and guardians when treating minors
Coordinate care with therapists, primary care providers, schools, and other treatment-team members when clinically appropriate and authorized
Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation
Provide both in-person and telehealth psychiatric care
Maintain applicable professional, prescribing, and collaboration requirements
Qualifications
Required:
Current PMHNP-BC certification
Current South Carolina APRN license + SC DEA license or ability to obtain South Carolina licensure
Prior psychiatric experience treating children and/or adolescents
Experience conducting psychiatric evaluations and providing medication managementComfortable treating both adult and child/adolescent patients
Strong clinical judgment, communication, and documentation skills
Ability to provide in-person care at our Lake Wylie, SC office in addition to telehealth
Commitment to evidence-based, collaborative, patient-centered psychiatric care
Ability to establish and maintain a collaborating physician relationship in accordance with applicable South Carolina requirements
Do not already have a collaborating physician? Candidates are still encouraged to apply. Sandalwood can assist with establishing an appropriate collaboration arrangement.
Experience We Especially Value
Experience or interest in any of the following is a plus:
Child and adolescent outpatient psychiatry
ADHD evaluation and treatment
Autism and neurodevelopmental conditions
Family-centered psychiatric care
Medicaid populations
Integrating psychotherapy or therapeutic interventions with medication management
Helping develop or grow a clinical service line
Schedule
This position is part-time to full-time .
We welcome experienced clinicians who would like to begin with a smaller schedule and gradually increase their hours as their caseload develops.
This structure may also work well for a PMHNP who currently has another position and would like to initially join Sandalwood on a limited schedule before transitioning to a larger caseload.
Compensation
Competitive productivity-based compensation with earning potential that increases as the clinician's caseload grows.
Sandalwood provides the administrative and practice infrastructure to support the clinician, including billing, credentialing, scheduling systems, EHR/telehealth infrastructure, and referral development.
Additional compensation details will be discussed during the interview process.
About Sandalwood Mental Health
Sandalwood Mental Health, PLLC is a growing outpatient psychiatric practice providing psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and integrated supportive psychotherapy.
As a PMHNP-owned and clinician-led practice , we strive to combine the flexibility and clinical independence of private practice with the support and infrastructure of a group practice.
Our approach emphasizes thoughtful medication management, collaboration with other healthcare professionals, patient and family education, and partnership with the individuals we serve.
If you are an experienced PMHNP who enjoys caring for adults, children, and adolescents and are looking for a flexible opportunity with room to grow, we would be glad to hear from you.
Location: Lake Wylie, SC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – In-Person + Telehealth
Schedule: Part-Time to Full-Time
Sandalwood Mental Health, PLLC is an equal opportunity employer.
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