Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Young Adult ACT)

Goddard Riverside; New York (NY); On-site; USD 158,000 - 186,000; Part time

Job summary

Goddard Riverside Community Center in Manhattan seeks a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to deliver direct and comprehensive psychiatric care for the ACT team clients, including prescribing medications and completing psychiatric evaluations. The ACT team serves Manhattan and occasionally the outer boroughs.

Flexible, 24 hours per week; hourly rate $115.00–$135.00. Salary offers will be based on years of experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Deliver direct and comprehensive psychiatric care for ACT team clients, including prescribing medications and completing psychiatric evaluations.

Job description

Organization Overview

The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. The Isaacs Center focuses primarily on the needs of children and low-income families, out-of-school and out-of-work youth, and aging New Yorkers. We operate at community centers located in the neighborhoods of East Harlem and Yorkville, and seek to deliver programs that are impactful, innovative, and intergenerational.

Program Description

The Young Adult Assertive Community Treatment Team is a unique and nontraditional licensed outpatient psychiatric clinic for individuals, 18-28 years old with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who have demonstrated a high service need with multiple hospitalizations, emergency room visits and difficulty maintaining stability in the community. ACT is a nationally recognized model and an evidence-based practice. The ACT Team serves all of Manhattan and occasionally the outer boroughs.

Purpose of Position

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for delivering direct and comprehensive psychiatric care for the ACT team clients which includes prescribing medications and completing psychiatric evaluations.

Schedule

Flexible, 24 hours per week

Hourly Rate

$115.00 - $135.00

Candidates must have the required qualifications to be considered for the position. The salary offer will be based on the candidate’s number of years experience in the exact or comparable position and additional preferred qualifications will be taken into account.