Brown University Health
Advanced Practice Nurse
$128K–$162K
Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- Three to five years’ clinical experience working with patients with mental health needs.
- Education
- Master's or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited advanced practice nursing program with specialization as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
About the job
Provides psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and care coordination for adults and pediatric patients in an integrated behavioral health program within primary care.
What you'll do
- Assess, diagnose, and treat acute and chronic psychiatric illnesses or emotional and behavioral disturbances, including psychopharmacologic management.
- Provide crisis intervention, emergency evaluations, psychiatric education, and support for patients and families.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary services and provide clinical supervision, consultation, and advocacy.
What they ask for
- Current Rhode Island Advanced Practice Registered Nurse licensure; national PMHNP certification and eligibility for Rhode Island and Massachusetts APRN licensure.
- Master's or doctoral degree in nursing from an accredited advanced practice nursing program, specializing as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), with specified graduate coursework and supervised lifespan clinical training.
- Current Federal DEA# and Rhode Island controlled-substance registration if the position includes prescriptive authority.
- Experience in crisis intervention with patients with psychiatric-mental health issues.
Nice to have
- For ambulatory settings, 1 year of prescribing psychiatric medications is preferred.
Pay
$127,504.00-$161,782.40 (base salary)
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