Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners; Ithaca

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (Ithaca)

cayuta, United States | Posted on 04/16/2026

We are seeking multiple experienced and compassionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners (PMHNPs) to provide psychiatric care in long-term care, skilled nursing, nursing home, and post-acute care settings throughout Tompkins County & surrounding area. This is an outstanding opportunity for clinicians who want to work with a medically and behaviorally complex geriatric population while benefiting from strong earning potential, flexible scheduling, clinical autonomy, and long-term career growth
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This role is ideal for providers who are motivated by both mission and income opportunity. Clinicians will have the ability to build a highly rewarding practice in the LTC behavioral health space
, with access to strong support, established facility relationships, and opportunities for future advancement.

• Strong earning potential with opportunity for meaningful income growth
• Flexible full-time and part-time scheduling options
• Opportunity to work across skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and long-term care facilities
• High level of autonomy with clinical support available when needed
• Ongoing professional development and training
• Opportunity for advancement into leadership, travel, and expansion roles
• Meaningful work serving an underserved geriatric and elderly population

Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for residents in long-term care and skilled nursing facilities
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Provide ongoing medication management and psychiatric follow-up visits.

Diagnose and treat common geriatric psychiatry conditions including depression, anxiety, dementia-related behaviors, psychosis, mood disorders, and chronic mental illness
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Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications based on each resident’s clinical presentation.

Develop individualized treatment plans that align with residents’ psychiatric, medical, and psychosocial needs.

Collaborate with nursing staff, physicians, medical directors, social workers, therapists, and interdisciplinary care teams
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Provide behavioral health recommendations to facility staff to support continuity of care.

Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation within the medical record system.

Communicate effectively with residents, families, guardians, and facility teams.

Support quality psychiatric care delivery within the nursing home / LTC setting
.

Qualifications:

Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).

Active and unrestricted New York State Nurse Practitioner license
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DEA registration preferred or ability to obtain.

Strong clinical judgment and ability to practice independently.

Experience working with geriatric, elderly, long-term care, skilled nursing, nursing home, behavioral health, psychiatry, or post-acute populations preferred.

Prior experience managing dementia, behavioral disturbances, chronic mental illness, or psychotropic medication regimens strongly preferred.

Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Must be comfortable working in skilled nursing facilities / nursing homes / LTC environments
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Competitive compensation package.

High earning potential for experienced providers.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

401(k) with employer match.

Paid time off.

Long-term growth opportunity within an expanding organization.