Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$125-$150/hr
The week · per this posting
Schedule not stated in this posting — no days, weekends, call or nights given.
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Job Description
Exciting position available for Licensed, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for our OMH licensed mental health clinic in Queens. The candidate must have experience working with children and adults in an out-patient mental health setting.
The candidate will prescribe and administer medications, including medication assisted treatment for substance use disorders. The candidate will have exceptional clinical skills in diagnosis and strong expertise in the coordination, monitoring and adjustment of medication management.
Responsibilities include providing diagnostic psychiatric assessments; formulate psychiatric treatment plans; provide follow-up care; and prepare and maintain medical records. Respond to psychiatric crisis situations, as needed.
Complete progress notes and assessments in the electronic health record within a timely manner. Provide services in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner. Must be familiar with EHR documentation processes.
Willingness to work using a person-centered approach as part of a clinical team with clinic therapists. Flexible hybrid schedule with some evening and/or Sunday hours required. This position is part time and can lead to full time with some remote options.
Salary: $125.00- $150.00 per hour
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for providing diagnostic psychiatric assessments, formulating treatment plans, administering medications including MAT for substance use disorders, and offering follow-up care. Key duties also involve responding to psychiatric crises and maintaining timely progress notes within the electronic health record.
Requirements
Candidates must be licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners with experience treating children and adults in an outpatient mental health setting, possessing exceptional clinical skills in diagnosis and medication management. Familiarity with EHR documentation processes and a willingness to work a person-centered approach as part of a clinical team are also required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Ohel Children's Home and Family Services a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 44% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% 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)). 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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