Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 147,600 - 180,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

25 days Vacation and Paid Time Off

12 paid holidays per year

Retirement 403(b) competitive matching up to 6%

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) seeks a dedicated Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to work with adolescents and young adults facing serious mental illness. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team focusing on shared decision-making in treatment. The role includes assessing medication needs, monitoring side effects, and crisis intervention.

This full-time position, based in the Bronx, offers a salary of $164,000 annually with flexibility for remote tasks. Employee benefits include health insurance and substantial paid time off.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in New York State.
• Experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Assess the need for medications for psychosis and co-morbid conditions.
• Manage and monitor dose changes and side effects of medications.
• Provide ongoing diagnostic assessment.
• Provide crisis interventions and support for preventing relapses.
• Conduct psychoeducation for participants and family members.

Skills

Training and experience working with adolescents

Experience in community-based mental health services

Fluency in Spanish

Education

NYS licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary

CASES is seeking a dedicated Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a passion for working with adolescents and young adults with serious mental illness, including those with co‑occurring substance use disorders, limited social supports, and/or criminal legal involvement. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will work as part of a small multidisciplinary team providing coordinated and assertive treatment in the earliest stages of illness. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner engages the consumer in shared decision making about medication and the next steps in medication treatment. Medication management will be guided by a medication algorithm that provides information about evolving best practices. OnTrackNY is an innovative treatment program that serves adolescents and young adults who are within 2 years of experiencing the onset of non‑affective psychosis.

Salary

$164,000 per year.

Shift Hours

Full‑time position working Monday – Friday from 9:00am – 5:00pm, or 10:00am – 6:00pm. Open to applicants wishing to do part‑time work either two (2) or three (3) days per week.

Location

424 East 147th Street, Bronx, N.Y. 10455. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility

Flexible – for roles that have days that can be partially remote, e.g., being able to draft notes at home after going to the office/community in the morning.

What You Will Be Doing

• Assess the need for medications targeting specific symptoms of psychosis and other co‑morbid conditions such as depressed mood and anxiety.
• Systematically manage and monitor dose changes and side effects to ensure the safety and tolerability of these medications.
• Provide ongoing diagnostic assessment.
• Provide ongoing safety assessment and crisis interventions.
• Provide ongoing assistance and support for preventing and coping with relapses.
• Provide psychoeducation regarding diagnosis and medications for participants and family members.
• Go out into the field if needed.
• Participate in weekly team meetings as well as mandated OnTrack training.
• Be available by phone after hours (nights and weekends).
• Help ensure a safe working environment by reporting any hazards or unsafe conditions, e.g., liquid spill in hallway, to the appropriate facilities staff member or supervisor.

What We Are Looking For

• NYS licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
• Training and experience working with adolescents and/or young adults with serious mental illness
• Experience in community‑based mental health services

Preferred Skills

• Fluency in Spanish

Employee Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days off annually, plus an additional summer self‑care day
• 12 paid holidays per year
• Retirement 403(b) competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program
• Visit www.cases.org/careers/ to learn more about benefits offered by CASES

Our Values

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

• PEOPLE: Hold people’s stories with dignity
• UNITY: Commit to a shared mission
• RESPECT: Celebrate the strength of diversity
• PROGRESS: Always work to improve
• OPTIMIZE: Make the best use of resources
• SOLUTIONS: Work together to solve problems
• EMPATHY: Seek to understand others

Equal Opportunity Employer

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.