Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry

SENIOR CARE THERAPY•East Orange, NJ

4d•$130,000 - $175,000•Onsite

About The Position

NYNJ Psychiatric Associates is a group practice providing psychiatric services at assisted living and long-term care facilities throughout New York and New Jersey. The practice has 35 nurse practitioners supported by two psychiatrists. Experienced clinicians may work with relative autonomy, while new employees and graduates receive clinical support, rounding, and collaboration with senior clinical staff. Clinicians can contact the psychiatrists for guidance with cases and challenging patients, families, or facility staff. The role focuses on psychiatric medication management and supportive psychotherapy. The nurse practitioner conducts onsite initial evaluations and follow-up visits at assigned facilities, generally treating depression, anxiety, cognitive disorders, and dementia with behavioral issues. The position includes clinical and administrative support, streamlined documentation, real-time administrative assistance, and technology intended to improve workflow. The work involves collaboration with primary care physicians, other nurse practitioners and physician assistants, psychology, nursing staff, and families. The role is suited to a motivated, self-directed clinician who prefers working across facilities rather than in one office. Full-time and part-time opportunities are available. The position offers some flexibility in hours and does not require formal on-call duties, overnight calls, or on-call rounding at present, though this may change. Reasonable availability to other team members for clinical questions is expected.

Requirements

Active, unrestricted New Jersey nurse practitioner license.
PMHNP qualification where required by the state.
DEA registration or eligibility to obtain registration.
Experience or strong interest in geriatric psychiatry, long-term care, or consult-liaison psychiatry.
Ability to collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
Effective oral and written communication in English.
Basic proficiency with technology, including electronic health records.
Strong organizational and documentation skills, with attention to regulatory compliance.
Ability to provide in-person services at assigned facilities, with travel of up to 45 minutes.
Ability to walk, stand, and move between patient rooms and offices throughout the day.
Full vaccination and booster status may be required at some facilities.

Responsibilities

Complete initial psychiatric evaluations onsite at assigned facilities.
Conduct follow-up visits at assigned facilities.
Provide psychiatric medication management and supportive psychotherapy.
Treat patients with depression, anxiety, cognitive disorders, and dementia with behavioral issues.
Collaborate with psychiatrists and interdisciplinary colleagues, including primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, psychology, nursing staff, and families.
Provide in-person services at assigned facilities and move between patient rooms and offices as needed.
Maintain organized clinical documentation and comply with regulatory requirements.
Be reasonably available to team members for clinical questions.