Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (Erie/Niagara County NY)
About The Position
We are seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) for a flexible part-time opportunity providing psychiatric care to residents in long-term care, skilled nursing, nursing home, and post-acute care settings throughout Erie and Niagara County. This role is ideal for a clinician who wants meaningful, mission-driven work while maintaining a flexible schedule and building specialized experience in geriatric behavioral health. This opportunity offers the ability to make a direct impact on an underserved elderly population while working within a supportive and growing healthcare organization. Providers will care for medically and behaviorally complex residents, helping improve quality of life, emotional stability, medication management, and continuity of psychiatric care within the facility setting. This is an excellent fit for a PMHNP seeking part-time hours, clinical autonomy, and long-term career growth. As the organization continues to expand, there may be future opportunities to increase hours, support additional facilities, participate in program growth, or move into leadership, training, travel, or expansion-focused roles.
Requirements
- Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
- Active and unrestricted New York State Nurse Practitioner license
- DEA registration preferred or ability to obtain
- Strong clinical judgment and ability to work independently
- Experience with geriatric, elderly, long-term care, skilled nursing, nursing home, behavioral health, psychiatry, or post-acute populations preferred
- Experience managing dementia-related behaviors, chronic mental illness, behavioral disturbances, or psychotropic medication regimens strongly preferred
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Comfortable providing care in skilled nursing facilities, nursing homes, and long-term care environments
Responsibilities
- Complete psychiatric evaluations for residents in long-term care, skilled nursing, nursing home, and post-acute settings
- Provide medication management and ongoing psychiatric follow-up care
- Diagnose and treat psychiatric conditions commonly seen in geriatric populations, including depression, anxiety, dementia-related behaviors, mood disorders, psychosis, and chronic mental illness
- Prescribe, monitor, and adjust psychotropic medications based on resident needs and clinical presentation
- Create individualized treatment plans that account for psychiatric, medical, behavioral, and psychosocial factors
- Collaborate with nursing staff, physicians, medical directors, social workers, therapists, and facility leadership
- Provide behavioral health guidance to facility teams to support resident stability and continuity of care
- Maintain timely, accurate, and compliant documentation in the medical record system
- Communicate professionally with residents, families, guardians, and interdisciplinary care teams
- Support high-quality psychiatric care delivery within nursing home and LTC environments
Benefits
- Competitive part-time compensation
- Flexible scheduling options
- Daytime work schedule
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Supportive clinical and administrative infrastructure
- Long-term growth potential within an expanding healthcare organization
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in geriatric behavioral health
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
