Posted yesterday
Last updated: June 14, 2026
Posted via fantastic-jobs-db
therapeutic change, and close collaboration with the full treatment team.
Why Choose Us?
* Competitive compensation package: $90–$110/hour based on experience, plus
on-call stipend.
* Opportunity to work with complex and severely ill adolescents in a structured
residential setting where meaningful clinical change can occur over time.
* Collaborative multidisciplinary team approach, including program leadership,
nursing, clinicians, occupational therapy, residential staff, and psychiatric
consultation.
* Built-in support from an experienced consulting psychiatrist/medical director
and agency leadership.
* Opportunity to contribute to the development of clinical interventions, staff
education, milieu-based strategies, and individualized treatment planning.
* DMH-funded program structure, allowing clinical care to be less dependent on
insurance authorization and payer-driven treatment limitations than many
outpatient or acute-care settings.
Position Details
* • Part-time position: 24 hours per week.
* • On-site presence expected three days per week.
* • Standard hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
* • Additional stipend for after-hours phone consultation on a rotating on-call
basis.
* • Work collaboratively with the nursing department, Director of Nursing,
program managers, clinicians, residential staff, and consulting
psychiatrist/medical director.
Qualifications
* Licensed Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner in the state of Massachusetts.
* Federal DEA and Massachusetts Controlled Substance certificates.
* Experience in psychiatry and/or mental health required; 1+ year preferred.
* Experience working with adolescents in residential, inpatient, CBAT, partial
hospital, emergency, or other higher-acuity settings preferred.
* Comfort working with complex youth, families, multidisciplinary teams, and
systems of care.
* Interest in trauma-informed, developmentally informed, and team-based
psychiatric treatment.
Key Responsibilities
* Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, mental status examinations,
diagnostic assessments, and medication treatment planning.
* Provide ongoing medication management and psychiatric follow-up for
adolescents in the program.
* Collaborate closely with the consulting psychiatrist/medical director on
complex diagnostic, medication, risk, and systems-of-care questions.
* Lead and coordinate all psychiatric aspects of care within the program in
collaboration with nursing, clinicians, program leadership, occupational
therapy, residential staff, youth, and families.
* Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning and contribute to
individualized clinical interventions.
* Collaborate closely with the Director of Nursing and nursing department.
* Provide consultation and education to staff regarding psychiatric symptoms,
medication treatment, behavioral presentation, risk, trauma, and
developmental needs.
* Support youth and families through thoughtful communication, psychoeducation,
and collaborative care planning.
* Partner with the team around transitions, discharge planning, family work,
and community reintegration.
If you are a compassionate Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner who is interested in
high-quality adolescent psychiatry, complex clinical care, and meaningful
team-based work, we would love to hear from you. Join us and be part of a team
dedicated to helping youth and families move toward stability, connection, and
recovery.
NFI Massachusetts Inc., is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender
(including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual
orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected
veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally
protected characteristics. We seek to empower individuals and support the
diversity and inclusivity within our workforce.
NFI Massachusetts participates in E-Verify to confirm employment eligibility as
part of the I-9 verification process.
