What are the responsibilities and job description for the Psychiatric APRN position at The Children s Center of Hamden Inc?
🧠Psychiatric APRN
📍 Hamden, CT | 🕒 5 – 10 hours week | Exempt
Empower Youth Through Compassionate Psychiatric Care
 The Children’s Center of Hamden is seeking a dedicated and skilled APRN–Psychiatry to join our clinical team. In this vital role, you will provide psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and therapeutic support to children and adolescents in our care. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will help guide treatment planning, promote emotional wellness, and support youth on their journey toward healing and stability.
Why Join Us?
The Children’s Center of Hamden offers a collaborative clinical environment where every provider is respected, supported, and empowered to deliver exceptional care. We understand the critical role psychiatric professionals play in the lives of children and adolescents, and we ensure you have the clinical resources, interdisciplinary partnership, and professional development opportunities needed to excel and advance in your career.
👥 Excellent Clinical Support – You’ll work closely with licensed clinicians, milieu staff, nurses, and supervisors who ensure continuity of care and shared decision-making.
💼 Retirement & Long-Term Security – 401(k) plan with employer contributions to help you save for the future.
📚 Professional Growth & Development – Interest-free tuition loans, ongoing CEU-accredited training, and opportunities for career advancement.
💙 Supportive, Mission-Driven Culture – Join a collaborative team where your work truly makes a difference for youth and families.
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What You’ll Do
As a Psychiatric APRN, you will:
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations and provide treatment, including medication management, for children and adolescents.
- Complete timely and accurate documentation of assessments, treatment plans, and discharge recommendations.
- Provide psychiatric consultation and clinical guidance to the treatment team.
- Participate in clinical rounds, medication reviews, and treatment team meetings.
- Apply knowledge of child and adolescent development to inform diagnosis and treatment.
- Assess and treat adolescent substance use disorders.
- Provide coverage for colleagues to ensure consistent psychiatric services.
- Participate in the agency’s after-hours on-call rotation.
What We’re Looking For
- Active APRN license required, with all certifications and credentials maintained in accordance with State of Connecticut regulations, including:
- Connecticut APRN License
- Controlled Substance Registration
- Federal DEA RegistrationÂ
- Experience with youth mental health, trauma, family systems, and neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across departments.
- Dedication to ethical practice, diversity, equity, and professional integrity.
- Experience in outpatient, residential, or community behavioral health settings preferred.
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Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Ability to sit, stand, walk, and move throughout clinical, residential, and school-based program areas as needed for psychiatric evaluations and collaboration with staff.
- Ability to perform essential job functions that may include prolonged periods of computer use, documentation, and consultation.
- Comfortable working in a behavioral health environment where exposure to emotional distress, behavioral escalation, or crisis situations may occur.
- Potential exposure to bodily fluids or other environmental hazards consistent with healthcare and residential treatment settings; must follow universal precautions at all times.
Join Our Team
If you’re a passionate psychiatric APRN who believes in the potential of every child and adolescent, we invite you to apply. Help create a path toward healing, stability, and hope for the youth and families we serve.
📌 The Children’s Center of Hamden is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.