Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Queens, NY
Listed compensation
$160K - $190K
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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 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
Key Skills
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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