Advanced Practice Nurse / FNP - Urgent Behavioral Solutions - Ozark Center

Position Summary

Ozark Center’s Urgent Behavioral Solutions is seeking a compassionate and collaborative Advanced Practice Nurse (FNP) to join a multidisciplinary team focused on providing integrated behavioral health and medical care. This full-time position offers an opportunity to work alongside psychiatric nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, and psychiatric providers in an environment that addresses both behavioral health and underlying medical needs. The Family Nurse Practitioner serves a critical role in evaluating and managing patients who present with behavioral health concerns while ensuring medical issues are identified, addressed, and appropriately treated. The practice emphasizes patient education and helps bridge medical gaps until patients can establish or reconnect with a primary care provider. Key Responsibilities Perform medical assessments and evaluations for patients presenting with behavioral health concerns. Medically clear patients for: Emergency Department referrals Detoxification services Residential behavioral health treatment programs Identify and address underlying medical conditions that may contribute to or mimic behavioral health symptoms. Provide acute primary care services and bridge medical care needs until patients can be seen by their primary care provider. Develop and implement treatment plans based on patient needs and clinical findings. Educate patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, medications, wellness strategies, and follow-up care. Collaborate closely with psychiatric nurse practitioners, family nurse practitioners, psychiatrists, therapists, and other members of the care team. Ensure patients receive coordinated, patient-centered care in a supportive and welcoming environment. Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with organizational and regulatory standards. Support a culture of exceptional customer service, patient engagement, and compassionate care. Schedule & Benefits Proposed schedule: Four days per week (10 hours during the week and 8 hours on weekends) No call responsibilities. Full-time position with comprehensive benefits. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will: Have a strong interest in integrated behavioral health and primary care. Be comfortable caring for patients with mental health and substance use concerns. Demonstrate excellent communication and patient education skills. Enjoy working in a collaborative, team-based environment. Be committed to delivering compassionate, patient-centered care and helping patients navigate both their behavioral and medical healthcare needs. Requirements Current Missouri Advanced Practice Nurse licensure as a Nurse Practitioner according to MO State Board of Nursing. Current Missouri Registered Nurse license or current Registered Nurse license from a compact state. If a compact license is held, it must be in the nurse’s state of residence. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact by providing comprehensive care that supports the whole person in an urgent behavioral health setting. Locally owned and nationally recognized, Freeman Health System is a not-for-profit health system serving communities across Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas through a network of hospitals, physician clinics, outpatient locations, and specialty services. The system includes Freeman Hospital West, Freeman Hospital East, Freeman Neosho Hospital, and the Freeman Health System facilities in Bentonville, Springdale, Willow Creek, and Siloam Springs. Freeman Health System also operates Ozark Center – the region’s largest provider of behavioral health services, and offers comprehensive cancer, cardiology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and women’s and children’s services. The system is supported by more than 7,000 employees and is the only Children’s Miracle Network Hospital in a 70-mile radius. For more information, visit Freeman Health System.