What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric APP position at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Careers?
- Syracuse
- Nurse Practitioners & Physician Assistants
- Full-time
- Opening on: Oct 2 2025
- Cg-Psychiatry
- Upstate Community Medical
- Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant
- 341060
- N/A
Psychiatric APP Job Posting – Evening Shift
Description:
Upstate Community Medical, PC is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our dedicated inpatient psychiatry team at Upstate Community Hospital. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced and motivated NP to work in a collaborative academic medical center environment.
This full-time evening shift position (2 PM – 11 PM) is essential in providing comprehensive psychiatric care across multiple settings, including the inpatient psychiatry units and the emergency department.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Provide inpatient psychiatric floor coverage for patients on the psychiatric service
- Perform admissions to the inpatient psychiatry unit
- Perform consultations for patients in both inpatient medical units and the emergency department
- Collaborate with attending psychiatrists, hospitalists, and interdisciplinary care teams
- Participate in treatment team meetings, develop and implement individualized care plans, and document clinical progress
- Educate and counsel patients and families regarding treatment plans and psychiatric conditions
Minimum Qualifications:
- This full-time position is ideal for a highly motivated psychiatry NP
- PMHNP-BC (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Board Certified)
- NYS license
- ACLS & BLS required
- Current CPR
- NCCPA Certification or NP ANCC
- 2 – 3 years of experience in psychiatry preferred.
Benefits:
Joining this team provides a strong work-life balance and excellent benefit package.
The work schedule for this position is forty hours per week which includes some weekend and evening coverage.
Benefits include:
- Competitive salary based on experience with a signing bonus and annual increases
- 401(k) with employer match and no vesting period
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Competitive Paid Time Off program with annual longevity increases after two (2) years
- Annual CME Allowance
- Malpractice paid in full
- NYS License & DEA reimbursement reimbursed in full
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status or disability or other protected classes under State and Federal law.