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Mental Health Provider (Psychiatric PA or PMHNP) - West Town

Geode Health · Chicago, IL · Full time

Posted Sep 4, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you disagreed with a colleague about a patient's treatment.

What they are checking: Whether they can resolve clinical disagreements professionally and keep the patient first.

How would you build your caseload as a new provider in West Town?

What they are checking: Whether they are ready to grow a practice, including more in-person time early on.

What would you do

A patient on an SSRI says they feel worse after three weeks. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can assess side effects, safety and adherence before changing the plan.

A patient on telehealth appears intoxicated and talks about self-harm. What are your steps?

What they are checking: Whether they can manage acute risk remotely and know when to escalate.

A patient asks for a medication change you do not think is clinically appropriate. How do you respond?

What they are checking: Whether they can say no while keeping trust and explaining their reasoning.

About the work

Walk me through your initial psychiatric evaluation for an adult who reports low mood and poor sleep.

What they are checking: Whether they have a thorough, organized evaluation process that supports accurate diagnosis.

How do you decide between starting medication, referring for therapy, or both?

What they are checking: Whether they make individualized treatment decisions rather than defaulting to prescribing.

How do you approach prescribing controlled substances, such as stimulants for adult ADHD?

What they are checking: Whether they balance patient benefit with careful monitoring and misuse risk.

How have you used measurement-based care, like rating scales at each visit, to adjust treatment?

What they are checking: Whether they fit Geode's evidence-based measurement model in actual practice.

When do you provide supportive psychotherapy yourself, and when do you hand off to a therapist?

What they are checking: Whether they understand their scope and work well in a team-based clinic.

How do you keep up with documentation when you see many medication management visits in a day?

What they are checking: Whether they can stay compliant and timely without letting notes pile up.

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The full job description

As published by Geode Health.

Geode Health is a rapidly growing, national provider of outpatient mental health services. Our Mission is to “Transform mental health by making it more accessible, affordable and effective”. Mental Health Provider (Psychiatric PA or PMHNP) Geode Health is a rapidly growing, national provider of outpatient mental health services. Our Mission is to “Transform mental health by making it more accessible, affordable and effective”. We are actively recruiting for passionate Advance Practice Providers (Psych PA or PMHNP) in the greater West Town market who can partner with us to achieve that mission. As a Behavioral Health Provider you will provide psychiatric healthcare services, which may include initial mental health evaluations, developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, medication management and supportive psychotherapy as you deem clinically appropriate based on your patient’s needs. Things our Mental Health Providers and Prescribers enjoy at Geode: No nights, no weekends, no on-call. We get you need balance too. We offer after hours urgent support to give you a lifestyle you deserve, too. Hybrid work schedule. Most of our providers work three days a week onsite and two days a week telehealth. A four-day work week is also possible. It is reasonable to expect you will do more in-person time up front, while you build up your patient case load and schedule follow ups on telehealth days. Our model is working. Our patients like it too. We are an organization that employs evidence-based care and have a proven model that is significantly improving the lives of the vast majority of our patients. Our providers use a measurement-based care approach, which allows them to track outcomes through data to inform their plan of care, so they can strive to provide best-in-class psychiatric/therapeutic care. Check out our Google reviews – we think you will find our patients like it too. Integrated care team. You will be part of a team of dedicated mental health providers who all work together as colleagues to focus on providing great care. As an Advance Practice Provider (“APP”), you will partner with the Psychiatrist and the Mental Health Therapist so medication management and psychotherapy is well coordinated. We invest in you, too. • Competitive compensation, no earnings cap • Quality incentive bonus • Professional development including CME time off and reimbursement • Full Medical, Dental, Vision • 401(k) with a 4% match • We partner with you to fill your case load • Spacious, beautifully designed modern office • Lots of support (administrative, marketing, operations and so on) This Mental Health Provider (Psych PA or PMHNP) role requires: • Active Psychiatric PA or PMHNP license in the state of IL • Geode requires one year of professional work experience for Psych PA’s • Active DEA license • Passion for high quality care • Excellent clinical knowledge and communication skills • Proficiency in using an EMR system and ensuring accurate and up to date electronic health records for all patient encounters. • The desire and ability to see a general spectrum of mental health conditions. We believe everyone deserves access to care • Geode prefers APPs who have over one year of professional work experience working in an Advance Practice Provider role, along with APPs who come from an outpatient work setting. Ready to learn more? Please apply now at careers.geodehealth.com Estimated earnings : $130,000.00-$150,000.00

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