Senior Clinical Trainer — Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
Cordial Health delivers on-site psychiatric care to residents of nursing homes, assisted living communities, and post-acute facilities across New York and New Jersey. The Senior Clinical Trainer is a senior PMHNP who develops clinicians into confident long-term-care psychiatric providers. Reporting to clinical leadership in Brooklyn, this role owns onboarding, field training, and ongoing clinical development for the PMHNP and PA workforce. This is a hands-on clinical education role that includes time in the Brooklyn office, facility shadow visits, and virtual training sessions. The trainer also maintains a reduced personal caseload of roughly 20% and serves as an escalation point for complex cases during provider ramp-up.
Requirements
- Board-certified PMHNP (PMHNP-BC) with an active, unrestricted New York license; a New Jersey license or willingness to obtain one.
- Active DEA registration.
- At least 5 years of psychiatric practice, including at least 2 years in long-term care, SNF, or geriatric psychiatry.
- Prior experience precepting, training, or supervising NPs/PAs; formal clinical educator or lead experience is strongly preferred.
- Deep working knowledge of CMS long-term care regulations and psychotropic prescribing standards.
- Comfort building curriculum from scratch and presenting to groups.
- Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to facilities across the region 2–3 days per week.
Nice To Haves
- DNP or MSN with an education focus.
- Experience with EHR build/templates and telehealth delivery.
- Bilingual English/Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Design and run clinical onboarding for new PMHNPs and PAs, covering geriatric psychopharmacology, SNF workflows, documentation, and CMS and state regulatory requirements, including F-tags, PASRR, gradual dose reduction, and antipsychotic stewardship.
- Shadow and precept new providers at facilities during their first weeks, providing real-time feedback and competency sign-offs.
- Build and maintain clinical protocols, templates, and a training curriculum, keeping them current with regulatory changes.
- Lead monthly case conferences and CE-eligible clinical education sessions.
- Conduct chart audits and quality reviews, and coach providers on documentation and clinical decision-making.
- Partner with Regional Leads and recruiting to identify skill gaps and shorten time to independent practice.
- Maintain a reduced personal caseload of roughly 20% to stay clinically current and credible.
- Serve as the clinical escalation point for complex cases during provider ramp-up.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k).
- PTO and paid holidays.
- CME allowance and license.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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