Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners (Ithaca)

Cordial Health • Cayuta, NY

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About The Position

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. 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.

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 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

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for residents in long -term care and skilled nursing facilities
• 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
• 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
• 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

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• High earning potential for experienced providers
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid time off
• Flexible scheduling options
• Long -term growth opportunity within an expanding organization

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed