Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Listed on 2026-01-24
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Psychiatry, Nurse Practitioner, Mental Health Nurse
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Base pay range$140.00/hr - $155.00/hr
TITLE:
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
REPORTS:
Medical Director
PROGRAM:
George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery - 13 Hell Gate Circle, Ward's Island, NY 10035
RATE: $140/hr - $155/hr
Our Mission
Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including: psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration.
If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real.
Major Functions
The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner performs psychiatric assessment, evaluation, psychiatric medication therapy,
continuing evaluation, monitoring and symptom management for consumers according to medical necessity.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Conduct initial psychiatric assessment, evaluation and regular continuing care.
- Order medication for management of diagnosed psychiatric disorders.
- Provide medication evaluation and medication monitoring of consumers.
- Provide emergency psychiatric care when on-site as needed.
- Follow generally accepted standards of professional practice and medical ethics at all times.
- Ensure maintenance of accurate, legible and timely documentation in electronic health record; documents care as it is provided.
- Orders labs for blood level monitoring of psychiatric medications as needed.
- Communicate regularly with psychosocial and primary healthcare staff regarding special needs for individual residents.
- Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings and case conferences.
- Attend all required in-service training seminars.
- Participate in quality improvement activities.
- Other relevant duties as required.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Knowledge of Federal and State regulations regarding health care in an ambulatory setting.
- Familiar with etiology of substance abuse and treatment of co-occurring disorders.
- In good standing with New York State Department of Education Professional Licensing Boards and without any outstanding malpractice judgments.
- Skilled in the medical management of mental illness.
- Advanced Practice Nursing Degree from an accredited College or University.
- Current license as a Nurse Practitioner in the State of New York.
- Board certified preferred.
- Able to use electronic health record to document services provided.
- This position will require availability as needed including on call responsibilities
- A 35-hour work week (as opposed to a 40-hour work week)
- Vacation Plan and Holiday Schedule
- Life Insurance
- Medical Insurance (Two Plans)
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Additional Insurance Coverages (hospitalization, accidental, critical illness coverage)
- Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account/Health Reimbursement Account
- 403(b) Plan
- Corporate Counseling Associates (CCA) EAP benefit
- Ability Assist Counseling Services (through The Hartford)
- Commuter Benefits
- Educational Assistance Programs
- Special shopping discounts through ADP Marketplace and Plum Benefits
- RUFit?! Fitness Program
- Legal Assistance
- Pet Insurance
- Optum Financial Service through Connect Your Care
- Benefit Advocacy Center through Gallagher
Seniority level
- Seniority level
Entry level
- Employment type
Full-time
- Job function
Health Care Provider - Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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