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Cordial Health
New York, New York

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Queens, NY

Nurse Practitioner 8.0 Work-LifeNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$160K - $190K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

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Posted 2mo ago

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 Queens, New York.

This full-time position offers a stable weekday schedule, meaningful clinical work and the opportunity to build lasting relationships with an underserved adult and geriatric population.

Responsibilities Include

  • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and diagnostic assessments
  • Provide ongoing psychiatric consultations and follow-up care
  • Diagnose and manage psychiatric and behavioral health conditions
  • Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans
  • Prescribe, monitor and optimize psychotropic medications
  • Evaluate medication effectiveness, side effects and behavioral stability
  • Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, therapists, social workers and families
  • Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning
  • Educate residents, caregivers and staff regarding diagnoses and 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 relationship-building skills
  • Geriatric, skilled nursing, rehabilitation, long-term care or post-acute experience preferred
  • Familiarity with electronic medical record systems preferred

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with strong earning potential
  • Full-time weekday schedule with no weekend work
  • Stable daytime hours and predictable workflow
  • Paid orientation and training for up to 40 hours
  • Malpractice insurance coverage
  • Medical, dental and vision coverage for eligible employees
  • 401(k) with employer match
  • Paid time off for eligible employees
  • Weekly live continuing medical education
  • Paid access to UpToDate
  • Structured clinical onboarding and ongoing mentorship
  • Case consultation with experienced psychiatric leadership
  • Comprehensive clinical, administrative and operational support
  • Professional advancement and leadership opportunities

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant will conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans for an adult and geriatric population. They will also manage psychotropic medications and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide resident-centered behavioral health care.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA LicenseBoard Certification

Key Skills

Psychiatric evaluationDiagnostic assessmentMedication managementTrauma-informed careInterdisciplinary collaborationGeriatric carePatient education

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Queens, NY at Cordial Health a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% 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.

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$175k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $162k 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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Salary Distribution41 jobs · 33 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
83% this job
Sign-on bonus
50%
CME allowance
47% this job
Loan repayment
17%
Relocation assistance
10%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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$175k-$275k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 8.0
Better work-life than 80% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • No nights

Living in New York

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$876k≈ 5.5× annual pay
Typical market rent
$4,154/mo≈ 31% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
40 min
State income tax
Up to 10.9%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Cordial Health

Mental Health Care
New York, NY
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Malpractice insurance coverage
Medical, dental and vision coverage
401(k) with employer match
Paid time off
Weekly live continuing medical education
Paid access to UpToDate
Structured clinical onboarding and ongoing mentorship
Case consultation with experienced psychiatric leadership