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 1099 Independent Contractor Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, you will collaborate with school staff, students, and families to enhance mental health support systems within partner school districts. This remote position offers flexible hours (5+ hours/week) and competitive compensation, including a base hourly rate and a potential quarterly Mission Bonus. You will participate in case discussions, support transitions to community care, build relationships with school stakeholders, and lead mental health workshops. Cartwheel offers administrative support, access to an AI-enabled medical scribe, and a team-based care environment. The ideal candidate possesses a passion for school mental health, APRN licensure with prescriptive authority in specified states, experience with children and adolescents, and strong technological skills.

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: MA, WI, NY, NJ, IN, IL, PA
• 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 a second language (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese)
• Additional APRN licensure in one or more of the following states: CT, CO, NC, RI
• 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.)
• 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