S:US is looking for an experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our ACT Team based in Brooklyn

About the Position

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at S:US will join our ACT Team in Brooklyn, NY to provide direct psychiatric services for individuals with a mental illness that seriously impairs their functioning in the community. As the PNP, you will document medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, and outcomes. The Psychiatric NP also provides medication management services, such as prescription refills, medication education, and writing prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed.

About ACT

S:US' Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams are a mobile interdisciplinary team of professionals, experienced in psychiatry, nursing, social work, and rehabilitation, as well as peers. ACT delivers comprehensive mental health treatment to individuals with mental illness that seriously impairs their functioning in the community. Our ACT Teams serve those whose needs have not been met by traditional clinic-based approaches. We are an innovative, recovery-oriented, best-practice intervention that delivers treatment to people in their homes, shelters, parks, and anywhere else they happen to be living in order to engage them in a sustained relationship that leads to recovery.

Salary: $170,000 / year

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Healthcare & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FS)
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance 
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Commuter Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) & Holidays
• Wellness Initiatives and Employee Assistance Program

Requirements

• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner license by the New York State education department
• Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Addiction and/or Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
• Proof of vaccination for the COVID-19 virus
• 3 - 5 years of experience in an administrative and/or supervisory role
• Experience with underserved individuals and direct service to people with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorders
• Experience with dually diagnosed individuals preferred
• Bilingual preferred

About S:US

At S:US, we are a nonprofit with a staff of 1,800 providing $245 million in services annually working to drive scalable solutions that contribute to righting societal imbalances for people with disabilities, people in poverty, and people facing homelessness. Our efforts are supported by various local, state, and federal government entities as well as foundations, corporations, and individual donors. We take what we learn on the ground and use it to change systems and impact policy. We work with communities and individuals in every corner of the city and on Long Island by delivering high quality services that address the complex circumstances of each person in order to transform lives, improve neighborhoods, and boost future generations. 

Apply today.

Our short application process takes less than 3 minutes on your phone, tablet, or computer.

Services for the UnderServed (SUS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.