Bilingual Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Summary

Join Cartwheel's mission to address the student mental health crisis by providing psychiatric medication management for school-age children and adolescents. As a Bilingual Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (1099 Independent Contractor), you will work remotely, collaborating with school staff, students, and families to enhance mental health support systems. Responsibilities include medication management, case discussions, supporting transitions to community care, building relationships with school personnel, leading mental health workshops, and partnering with school leadership. This role requires APRN licensure, experience with children and adolescents, strong technological skills, and fluency in Spanish. Competitive compensation includes an hourly rate plus a potential quarterly mission bonus. Cartwheel offers administrative support, team-based care, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health
• APRN licensure as PCNS or PNMHCS with prescriptive authority
• Must hold an APRN license in one or more of the following states: AZ, CT, IL, IN, MA, NC, RI, WI
• Experience providing care to children and adolescents
• Strong technological skills and learning new systems, including Zoom, GSuite (Google Calendar, Gmail, etc.), electronic health record systems, and other collaboration tools
• Access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection (50 Mbps download, 10 Mbps upload)
• Excellent organization, communication, and teamwork skills
• Fluency in Spanish

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric medication management for school-age children and adolescents in Cartwheel’s partner school districts
• Participate in case discussions with other Cartwheel team members
• Support students and families with transition to community mental health and primary care providers
• Build collaborative, trusted, and lasting relationships with school leadership, staff, students, and families. Meet regularly with school staff to discuss student mental health needs and develop strategies to improve school services
• Help lead mental health workshops and other programming for staff and families
• Partner with school leadership on achieving their overall mental health vision

Preferred Qualifications

• Multi-state licensure preferred
• Additional APRN licensure in one or more of the following states: NJ, NV, CO, OH
• Experience working in a school setting
• Willingness to offer hours both during and after a typical school day

Benefits

• Competitive compensation ( $100-110/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Master’s-level clinicians, dependent on licensure, experience, language, etc.)
• The Mission Bonus of up to 5% is paid quarterly for serving higher-need populations (based on the % of students you see who have Medicaid, are uninsured, or speak a non-English language)
• Administrative support from our experienced, full-time Care Coordinators, and optional access to an AI-enabled medical scribe that saves you hours of documentation time  (this is used and loved by the majority of Cartwheel clinicians!)
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model