Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Summary

Join Cartwheel's founding Arizona clinical team and help address the student mental health crisis. As a 100% remote Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (1099 Independent Contractor), you will provide psychiatric medication management to school-age children and adolescents. You'll collaborate with school staff, students, and families, building stronger mental health support systems. This role offers competitive compensation, including a base hourly rate and a potential quarterly bonus, along with access to continuing education and administrative support. Cartwheel is an early-stage company focused on innovative school-community partnerships, offering a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on student well-being.

Requirements

• Passion for working with schools on mental health
• Arizona - APRN authorization as PCNS or PNMHCS with prescriptive authority
• PMHNP certification
• 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

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

• Fluency in other languages (e.g., Spanish, Navajo, Apache, and Hopi)
• Experience working with American Indian/Native/Indigenous populations, immigrant populations, rural communities, and/or military families
• Experience working in a school setting
• Willingness to offer hours both during and after a typical school day
• Active NPI number
• CAQH credentialing set up

Benefits

• Competitive compensation ($110-115/hour base hourly rate + up to 5% quarterly Mission Bonus for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners dependent on experience, language, etc.)
• Access to free online accredited continuing education
• 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
• Team-based care with mission-driven colleagues building a truly innovative school-community partnership model
• Opportunities beyond clinical care, including working closely with schools on staff support, workshops, and other programming