Background:

FamilyWell is the first behavioral health start-up to implement a perinatal collaborative care model that embeds a wrap-around mental health program directly into OB/GYN practices for pregnant and postpartum individuals. Our mission is to solve the maternal mental health crisis by increasing access to equitable, affordable, and accessible mental health care. Our specialized care team consists of social workers, coaches, therapists, and psychiatric providers in the OB provider’s clinical workflow (both in-person and virtually), ultimately becoming the behavioral health arm of the OB/GYN practice.

Role:

The Perinatal Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) supports the collaborative care team, which includes the OB/GYN providers, patients, social workers, licensed therapists, and coaches—through regular consultations on an assigned caseload of patients. The Perinatal PMHNP will either advise the OB/GYN provider on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, or for more complex cases will see the patient directly for short-term medication management in the context of pregnancy and postpartum.

Requirements:

• Licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner in MA
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in a team setting
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive, flexible, and solution-focused attitude
• Ability to quickly synthesize medical and psychiatric data and formulate effective and evidence-based clinical recommendations
• Passionate, driven, & inspired by a mission to improve perinatal mental healthcare delivery, particularly in vulnerable patient populations
• Experience or interest in perinatal mental health and collaborative care.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations and medication management visits for FamilyWell program participants via telehealth for the short-term management of mental health conditions in the perinatal period. Provide treatment recommendations for patients who may need more intensive or more specialized mental health care.
• Complete pre-conception medication consultation and psychoeducation for individuals trying to conceive and currently treated with psychotropic medications.
• Perform asynchronous caseload consultations through a review of clinical information prepared by the patient’s care team, as well as review of available medical records. Case review consultations focus primarily on patients who are new to the caseload or who are not improving as expected under their current treatment plan. Provide recommendations for next steps in treatment.
• Complete documentation for case consultations and direct patient visits within 24 hours of visit.
• Work with care managers to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload. The psychiatric consultant will use FamilyWell’s registry to track all assigned patients and prioritize patients for case review and treatment adjustment.
• Provide the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions.
• Be available to provide occasional ad hoc telephone, email, or telehealth consultations to OB providers for complex patients or challenging patient situations within normal working hours.Maintain professional cell phone and email accounts for contact during usual business hours. Check professional accounts daily and respond to email questions/consultations within two business days, sooner if urgent.

Job Type: Part time, 5-20 hours per week as a 1099 contractor

Compensation:

• 60-minute Psychiatric Evaluation: $125
• 25-minute Psychiatric Follow-up: $50