Full-Time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) – Brooklyn, NY
Listed compensation
$155k-$190k
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only
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Job Description
Cordial Health is seeking a compassionate and skilled Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant with psychiatric experience to provide on-site behavioral health care throughout Brooklyn, New York.
This full-time position offers a consistent weekday schedule, meaningful patient relationships, provider autonomy, and extensive clinical and operational support. You will serve adult and geriatric residents who often have limited access to specialized psychiatric services.
Responsibilities Include
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and follow-up visits
- Diagnose and manage psychiatric and behavioral health conditions
- Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans
- Prescribe, monitor and adjust psychotropic medications
- Evaluate treatment response, medication effectiveness, side effects and behavioral stability
- Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, therapists, social workers, residents and families
Participate in Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning
- Educate residents, caregivers and staff regarding diagnoses, medications and behavioral interventions
- Provide compassionate, trauma-informed and resident-centered care
- Maintain accurate, timely and compliant clinical documentation
Requirements
- Board-certified PMHNP-BC or Physician Assistant with significant psychiatric experience
- Active and unrestricted New York professional license
- Active DEA registration required
- Strong knowledge of psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology and treatment planning
- Ability to manage a psychiatric caseload independently
- Excellent communication, organization and clinical-reasoning skills
- Geriatric, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care or post-acute experience preferred
- Familiarity with electronic medical record systems preferred
Benefits
- Competitive annual compensation of $96,000–$114,000
- Flexible three-day weekday schedule
- No weekend work
- Predictable daytime hours
- Paid orientation and structured training
- Malpractice insurance coverage
- Additional benefits available based on eligibility
- Weekly live continuing medical education
- Paid access to UpToDate
- Ongoing mentorship and case consultation
- Comprehensive clinical, administrative and operational support
- Professional advancement opportunities
Key Responsibilities
The provider will conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for adult and geriatric residents. They will also manage psychotropic medications and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, resident-centered care.
Qualifications
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Full-Time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) – Brooklyn, NY at Cordial Health a 6.8 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,209 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Cordial Health ranks #4 of 19 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 81/100, 18 active listings.
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 58% have no call, 54% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$173k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $160k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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