Prescribing Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant (Virtual - Remote) - 1099 Contractor

The role

You will provide virtual mental health care to children, teens and young adults, including psychiatric evaluations and medication management. Care is delivered through live 30-minute video intake appointments and regular follow-ups. Lyra can refer patients to therapy and coaching alongside your care.

What you will do

• Practice comprehensive mental health medication management via a 60-minute intake appointment and regular follow-up appointments
• Conduct mental health risk assessments, psychiatric medication evaluations, and longitudinal medication treatment
• Construct patient-centered treatment plans, document treatment recommendations, message patients, and prescribe and manage psychiatric medications
• Provide safe, evidence-based medication treatment that follows clinical best practice guidelines

Required qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited (CCNE) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program, or graduate from an accredited PA program (ARC-PA) with certification through PANCE
• Unrestricted state license in Illinois
• A minimum of 2 years in practice
• Office space with the ability to see clients
• Ability to provide care to patients with a full range of diagnoses, clinical complexity, and severity levels
• Full-time resident of the United States

Nice to have

• Active DEA license (strong preference)
• Certificate of Added Qualifications in psychiatry, post-graduate fellowship in psychiatry, or other academic psychiatry certificate, including a Doctor of Medical Science with Psychiatry concentration
• Additional certification or clinical experience with minors
• Preference for providers who offer in-person options

Benefits

• Set your own schedule without a minimum hours requirement
• Paperless billing and quick payment turnaround
• Custom-built calendar for new patients to connect seamlessly
• Experienced clinical consultations and specialty group consultation meetings
• 24/7 Care Navigation team for client crisis support

Before you apply

• Requires an unrestricted Illinois state license
• Requires a 1099 contractor arrangement with Lyra Clinical Associates
• Requires a full-time resident of the United States
• Applicants must be willing to see clients with office space

About the company

Lyra partners with employers and health plans to deliver evidence-based mental health care. Lyra Clinical Associates is the entity that contracts with providers in its network.