Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

WESTCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY SERVICES•Yonkers, NY

7d•$175,000 - $180,000

About The Position

Westchester Jewish Community Services (WJCS), a nonprofit human services organization serving Westchester County, is hiring a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to provide outpatient psychiatric and substance use disorder care. The role includes MOUD assessment, prescribing, medication management, and monitoring for MAT-PDOA participants. Working with a multidisciplinary team, the PMHNP helps expand timely access to evidence-based treatment and recovery supports for people with opioid use disorder and co-occurring conditions. This is a full-time position with a stated salary range of $175,000–$180,000. The position requires independent practice within the applicable scope and agency policy, with consultation from the Chief Medical Officer or other medical staff when clinically necessary.

Requirements

Master’s or doctoral degree from an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program.
Current New York State Registered Professional Nurse license and Nurse Practitioner certification/registration in psychiatry, in good standing.
Current national board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
Current New York State and federal prescribing authority, including DEA registration, as required for assigned duties.
Completion of all education and training required to prescribe and manage medications for opioid use disorder, and commitment to ongoing OUD-focused training and consultation.
Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification and completion of required background clearances and agency onboarding requirements.
Advanced knowledge of psychiatric assessment and treatment, opioid use disorder, MOUD, co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, and overdose prevention.
Demonstrated ability to provide person-centered, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented, harm-reduction, and culturally responsive care.
Strong clinical judgment, organization, interdisciplinary collaboration, consultation, and communication skills.
Commitment to rapid access, shared decision-making, treatment engagement, continuity of care, and reduction of barriers and stigma.
Proficiency with electronic health records, clinical documentation, quality improvement, and data-informed practice.
Ability to function independently within scope of practice and consult with the Chief Medical Officer or other medical staff as clinically necessary.

Nice To Haves

Certified Addictions Registered Nurse – Advanced Practice (CARN-AP).
Minimum of three years of post-licensure clinical experience is preferred.
Experience treating substance use disorders and co-occurring conditions is preferred.
Current certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide comprehensive psychiatric and substance use assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, prescribing, medication management, and ongoing monitoring for MAT-PDOA participants within scope of practice and agency policy.
Evaluate individuals for MOUD and, when clinically appropriate and desired, initiate and manage FDA-approved medications for opioid use disorder in accordance with current standards of care.
Support same-day or rapid-access MOUD initiation and, when implemented and clinically appropriate, direct at-home buprenorphine-naloxone inductions with nursing and clinical team support.
Assess withdrawal, overdose risk, psychiatric symptoms, substance use, medical comorbidities, medication interactions, treatment preferences, and social factors affecting care.
Order, review, and act on appropriate laboratory, toxicology, and other diagnostic information, and monitor drug-drug interactions.
Prescribe or facilitate access to naloxone and provide overdose prevention, medication safety, and harm-reduction education to individuals and, when appropriate, their natural supports.
Coordinate referrals and warm handoffs to primary care, specialty care, higher levels of substance use and co-occurring disorders treatment, and opioid treatment programs for methadone treatment access when indicated.
Provide consultation to nurses, clinicians, peers, and other team members; participate in multidisciplinary case review, care planning, and transition-of-care activities.
Participate in required OUD-focused training and ongoing Project ECHO-style consultation; support staff education on MOUD workflows, evidence-based practice, and non-stigmatizing care.
Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation; support grant data collection, quality improvement, and outcome monitoring while protecting confidentiality.
Participate in intensive outpatient, open-access, outreach, and community education activities as assigned.