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We are seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner for a 10-day locum tenens assignment in New York, starting Jan 2, 2026. This opportunity features 12-hour shifts with a mix of days and nights, requiring flexibility as scheduling will be based on patient and client needs. The provider will deliver comprehensive psychiatric care across diverse patient populations in a hospital setting. Job Details • Location: New York, • Start Date: Jan 2, 2026, • LOA: 10 days, • Provider Type Needed: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, • Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including psychiatric history, mental status exams, and assessment of psychosocial functioning, • Diagnose and treat psychiatric disorders utilizing evidence-based treatment plans for patients with acute, chronic, and complex conditions, • Prescribe, titrate, or discontinue psychotropic medications within licensure scope, • Deliver brief, evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions (CBT, supportive therapy, motivational interviewing), • Collaborate with psychiatrists, social workers, therapists, primary care, and nursing teams in care planning and treatment team rounds, • Complete accurate and timely documentation, including assessments, progress notes, medication orders, and discharge summaries, • Monitor treatment response, side effects, and medication adherence; order and interpret relevant laboratory or diagnostic tests, • Provide crisis intervention and risk assessment, including management of suicidal or homicidal ideation and coordination of higher levels of care as needed, • Active New York Nurse Practitioner license required, • Board certification in Psychiatry required, • Strong compensation, • Travel-related expenses covered, • A-rated medical malpractice insurance provided #LI-SC1

" Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Wage: Between $89-$203 an hour Did you know that you can build a flexible private practice on your terms as a psychiatric nurse practitioner? Whether you want to see patients alongside a full-time job or grow a full-time practice, Headway makes it easy to accept insurance, boost your earnings, and focus on care - without the administrative burden. It’s all on one free-to-use platform, no commitment required. About the role This position is for licensed psychiatric nurse practitioners looking to start or grow their private practice. Headway provides the tools, resources, and support to help you navigate insurance, streamline operations, and let you focus on what matters most - your patients. About you * You’re a fully licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner with your DEA or CDS number, ANCC board certification, a valid NPI number and malpractice insurance. * You’re looking to start or expand your private practice while maintaining control over your schedule, client load, and work environment. Why partner with Headway? As an independent provider with Headway, you’ll gain access to: * Hassle-free insurance credentialing: Get credentialed for free in multiple states within as little as 30 days. * Increased earnings: Secure competitive rates with top insurance plans through our nationwide network. * Predictable bi-weekly payments: Receive reliable payouts directly from Headway. * Built-in EHR tools: Access real-time scheduling, secure client messaging, documentation templates, assessments, and more. * Compliance & audit support: Stay up-to-date with insurance requirements and industry regulations. * Free continuing education: Earn CEUs and expand your expertise through Headway Academy. How Headway supports your patients * Increased access: Headway makes it easier for your clients to get the care they need at a price they can afford through insurance. * Instant verification: Clients can easily check their insurance status and get the care they need without disruption. Important Notes * This is a 1099 independent contractor role. You’ll have full autonomy over your practice, including setting your hours and managing your caseload. * At this time, Headway can’t support mental health professionals that aren’t fully licensed. If your application was rejected for incomplete licensure, you’re welcome to reapply once you have a valid license. About Headway We make it easy for mental health providers to take insurance by credentialing you with the nation’s largest networks, handling billing and admin paperwork, and helping you earn more stable income with higher rates. With Headway, you can finally focus on what matters most: providing life-changing care. We’ll take care of the rest.

" Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Wage: Between $89-$203 an hour Did you know that you can build a flexible private practice on your terms as a psychiatric nurse practitioner? Whether you want to see patients alongside a full-time job or grow a full-time practice, Headway makes it easy to accept insurance, boost your earnings, and focus on care - without the administrative burden. It’s all on one free-to-use platform, no commitment required. About the role This position is for licensed psychiatric nurse practitioners looking to start or grow their private practice. Headway provides the tools, resources, and support to help you navigate insurance, streamline operations, and let you focus on what matters most - your patients. About you * You’re a fully licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner with your DEA or CDS number, ANCC board certification, a valid NPI number and malpractice insurance. * You’re looking to start or expand your private practice while maintaining control over your schedule, client load, and work environment. Why partner with Headway? As an independent provider with Headway, you’ll gain access to: * Hassle-free insurance credentialing: Get credentialed for free in multiple states within as little as 30 days. * Increased earnings: Secure competitive rates with top insurance plans through our nationwide network. * Predictable bi-weekly payments: Receive reliable payouts directly from Headway. * Built-in EHR tools: Access real-time scheduling, secure client messaging, documentation templates, assessments, and more. * Compliance & audit support: Stay up-to-date with insurance requirements and industry regulations. * Free continuing education: Earn CEUs and expand your expertise through Headway Academy. How Headway supports your patients * Increased access: Headway makes it easier for your clients to get the care they need at a price they can afford through insurance. * Instant verification: Clients can easily check their insurance status and get the care they need without disruption. Important Notes * This is a 1099 independent contractor role. You’ll have full autonomy over your practice, including setting your hours and managing your caseload. * At this time, Headway can’t support mental health professionals that aren’t fully licensed. If your application was rejected for incomplete licensure, you’re welcome to reapply once you have a valid license. About Headway We make it easy for mental health providers to take insurance by credentialing you with the nation’s largest networks, handling billing and admin paperwork, and helping you earn more stable income with higher rates. With Headway, you can finally focus on what matters most: providing life-changing care. We’ll take care of the rest.

" Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Wage: Between $89-$203 an hour Did you know that you can build a flexible private practice on your terms as a psychiatric nurse practitioner? Whether you want to see patients alongside a full-time job or grow a full-time practice, Headway makes it easy to accept insurance, boost your earnings, and focus on care - without the administrative burden. It’s all on one free-to-use platform, no commitment required. About the role This position is for licensed psychiatric nurse practitioners looking to start or grow their private practice. Headway provides the tools, resources, and support to help you navigate insurance, streamline operations, and let you focus on what matters most - your patients. About you * You’re a fully licensed psychiatric nurse practitioner with your DEA or CDS number, ANCC board certification, a valid NPI number and malpractice insurance. * You’re looking to start or expand your private practice while maintaining control over your schedule, client load, and work environment. Why partner with Headway? As an independent provider with Headway, you’ll gain access to: * Hassle-free insurance credentialing: Get credentialed for free in multiple states within as little as 30 days. * Increased earnings: Secure competitive rates with top insurance plans through our nationwide network. * Predictable bi-weekly payments: Receive reliable payouts directly from Headway. * Built-in EHR tools: Access real-time scheduling, secure client messaging, documentation templates, assessments, and more. * Compliance & audit support: Stay up-to-date with insurance requirements and industry regulations. * Free continuing education: Earn CEUs and expand your expertise through Headway Academy. How Headway supports your patients * Increased access: Headway makes it easier for your clients to get the care they need at a price they can afford through insurance. * Instant verification: Clients can easily check their insurance status and get the care they need without disruption. Important Notes * This is a 1099 independent contractor role. You’ll have full autonomy over your practice, including setting your hours and managing your caseload. * At this time, Headway can’t support mental health professionals that aren’t fully licensed. If your application was rejected for incomplete licensure, you’re welcome to reapply once you have a valid license. About Headway We make it easy for mental health providers to take insurance by credentialing you with the nation’s largest networks, handling billing and admin paperwork, and helping you earn more stable income with higher rates. With Headway, you can finally focus on what matters most: providing life-changing care. We’ll take care of the rest.

Licensed Nurse with Master's Degree or higher to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) in the appropriate state, as applicable, required. Graduated from an accredited Nursing Master's Program with a Family Nurse Practitioner or higher and a Psychiatr

Licensed Nurse with Master's Degree or higher to practice as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) in the appropriate state, as applicable, required. Graduated from an accredited Nursing Master's Program with a Family Nurse Practitioner or higher and a Psychiatr

Job Descriptionfirsthand supports individuals living with SMI (serious mental illness). Our holistic approach includes a team of peer recovery specialists, benefits specialists and clinicians. Our teams focus on meeting each individual where they are and walking with them side by side as a trusted guide and partner on their journey to better health. firsthand's team members use their lived experience to build trust with these individuals and support them in reconnecting to the healthcare they need, while minimizing inappropriate healthcare utilization. Together with our health plan partners, we are changing the way our society supports those most impacted by SMI. We are cultivating a team of deeply passionate problem-solvers to tackle significant and complex healthcare challenges with us. This is more than a job—it's a calling. Every day, you will engage in work that resonates with purpose, gain wisdom from motivated colleagues, and thrive in an environment that celebrates continuous learning, creativity, and fun. We named our company firsthand because we believe that lived, or “first-hand,” experience is incredibly valuable to gain trust and build relationships. The firsthand Guide is a critical role in our peer-led model, responsible for outreach, engagement, and ongoing support of individuals living with serious mental illness to achieve and maintain behavioral and physical health and wellness. Trust is an essential element in successfully engaging people who have withdrawn from, or never received, services and supports that can improve their quality of life. The firsthand guide (a blended CPRS and Community Health Worker role) applies a hands-on approach to outreach, engagement, and ongoing support to address health related social needs (HRSN) to improve self-management of chronic conditions and navigation of the healthcare system. The firsthand Guide leverages their knowledge of the community and shared life experience to inform their interactions with the community members we serve. They serve as an essential member of the multi-disciplinary care team by partnering closely and collaborating with other firsthand roles such as the Health Guide (e.g. Nurse Practitioner) and the central support team (Benefit Support Specialists) to drive social stability, sustained recovery, and optimal health outcomes for the communities we serve. Focusing on support and services that promote whole health and reinforce autonomy, the firsthand Guide will help empower individuals to participate in their own care. firsthand Guides are empathetic, supportive, and highly trained and experienced individuals with first-hand knowledge of living with a psychiatric and/or substance use disorder and are familiar with the intricacies of navigating a complex system of healthcare and community resources. This description is intended to cover the high level of the roles and responsibilities of a firsthand Guide. However, it is not an exhaustive list, and is subject to change.As firsthand Guide, you will: • Perform community outreach to individuals with serious mental illness, including visiting their homes and other locations within the local community where they spend time, such as clubhouses, drop-in centers, homeless shelters, hospitals, and emergency departments., • Empower individuals to identify and pursue their personal recovery goals by modeling and teaching safe and healthy coping strategies., • Engage in care coordination to identify health related social needs and connect individuals with local resources to address needs., • Assist with gathering information required for obtaining benefits and services and facilitate warm hand-offs to other team members for assistance in navigating SSI/SSDI benefits and self-management support., • Address immediate follow-up needs identified by care team providers such as hospital post-discharge follow-up and support., • Promote and monitor individuals' adherence with their care plan and provide motivational interviewing to support medication and treatment adherence.You will be a good fit if you have:, • Empathy, compassion, and approachability, • A flexible, growth mindset, • You embrace change and new ways of trying things, • Excellent listening, communication, and interpersonal skills, • Personal knowledge of recovery, • Patience and persistence, • Desire to help people in need and support their path to wellness, • Comfort working as part of a multidisciplinary team, • Intermediate computer skillsThe required experience you bring to this role includes:, • Lived experience with SMI and/or SUD, • Qualified as a Community Health OR eligible and willing to complete coursework within first 3 months and pursue certification as soon as possible but no later than 1 year of employment, • Ability to operate a vehicle including a driver’s license that is active and in good standing; must be eligible to drive under, • Company insurance policy Intermediate working knowledge using Google Workspace Programs specifically Gmail, Sheets, and Docs, • Exceptional communication & interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport with internal and external customers and stakeholders, • Decision making skills regarding own work approach/priorities, and work assignments, standards and resources, • Ability to multi-task and work in a very fast-paced environment, • Strong understanding and respect of all cultures and demographic diversityThe preferred experience you bring to this role includes:, • Prior experience performing direct in-person outreach and engaging individuals with SMI, • Currently holds Peer Recovery Specialist Certification Expertise in recovery education and coaching, • Knowledge of a whole health approach to peer support, • Knowledge of a trauma-informed approach to peer support, • Knowledge of local community resources, behavioral health system, and criminal justice system, including mental health and drug courts, • Desire to learn more about a broad range of health conditionsPhysical Requirements:, • While performing the essential duties of this job, employees are required to frequently stand, sit, walk, crouch and use their hands to type, feel, handle and pick up objects, • Employees are occasionally required to climb stairs and balance; reach with their arms; stoop, bend, kneel, and lift up to 15 pounds

Job Description Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions (LBHS) provides individual, outpatient, intensive outpatient, partial hospitalization, residential, psychiatric services, and medication assisted treatment for mental health and substance abuse treatment needs. We are a treatment facility that prides itself in a welcoming and compassionate approach to substance use and mental health treatment. We believe our clients can achieve recovery and be valued community members through positive engagement and meaningful participation in treatment. Our Goal: Our comprehensive approach to addictions treatment provides a continuum of care that begins with asking for help and continues through to ongoing peer support. In addition to our state-of-the-art treatment facilities and peer support centers across Central Ohio, we work to remove barriers and promote access to care through our integrative approach and evidence-based clinical treatment. Join our exciting and fast-growing company in which you will have an impact on improving people's lives! Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions (LBHS) is looking for quality candidates who are pursuing professional growth in a supportive environment and can thrive in a collaborative team-focused culture. • 9 Paid Holidays, • Paid Time Off, • Sick Time Off, • Paid continuing education opportunities, • Paid parental leave, • Medical/Dental/Vision, • 401(k), • Life Insurance Duties and Responsibilities: • Coordinates and provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, culturally sensitive, and client- centered care., • For SUD Clients: Handles case assignments, assesses barriers to recovery in the various life domains, may draft SUD case management-specific service plan, review progress in case management goals., • For MH Clients: Handles case assignments, assesses barriers to recovery in the various life domains, coordinates mental health treatment planning including goals for CPST services, provides input, and works collaboratively with the clinical counselor, psychiatrist, and/or nurse practitioner in the development of the treatment plan., • Is familiar with the diagnostic assessment completed for the clients served, which includes a review of diagnosis, identification of current symptoms, risk, functioning, identified needs in the client's life domains shown as Z-Codes to determine eligibility for Case Management or CPST services and the level of care needed., • Works collaboratively following up with observations with the clinical counselor, psychiatrist, and/or nurse practitioner in the development of the treatment plan., • Adheres to Lighthouse's protocol for appropriate "care management" activities as part of the continuum of services to meet each client's defined needs and as defined in the treatment plan., • Provides follow-up and appropriate referrals to community resources are essential. Collaboration and coordination of services to ensure continuity of care and efficiency of services across systems is vital to early recovery., • Provides linkage and assistance in accessing inpatient or more restrictive treatment, as medically necessary., • Stays abreast of best practices in modalities of intervention to maintain high-quality care management that is medically necessary to client specific treatment plan., • Evaluates daily living functioning and assist clients in creating goals to improve daily living., • Completes billing and documentation accurately in a timely manner., • Sees clients weekly or as clinically appropriate according to the client's level of care., • Ensures all community activities comply with HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and Mental Health laws and regulations on confidentiality of PHI., • Keeps abreast of community resources and makes needed referrals to meet client needs on a timely basis., • Coordinates and collaborates with other community agencies regarding client's treatment to promote positive treatment outcomes. Participate in community collaboration meetings., • CDCA, • 2 years relevant experience in case management, social services, or a related field, • Current State of Ohio Driver's License and active insurance, • Knowledge of Job and Family Services procedures Compensation range: $20.19 - $26.60 Location: 4488 W Broad St Columbus, OH 43204 Lighthouse is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability status, genetics, gender identity and/or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. LBHS adheres to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act as amended, Ohio Civil Rights Act, and all applicable rules and regulations. LBHS is an equal opportunity employer.

Serenity Behavioral Health Services is seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our team.As a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you will play a crucial role in providing specialized care to patients with mental health disorders.Serenity offers a generous compen