Advanced Practice Provider _ Psychiatry

Cooper University Hospital • Voorhees, NJ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Cooper University Health Care, our commitment to providing extraordinary health care begins with our team. Our extraordinary professionals are continuously discovering clinical innovations and enhanced access to the most up-to-date facilities, equipment, technologies and research protocols. We have a commitment to our employees to provide competitive rates and compensation programs. Cooper offers full and part-time employees a comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement. We also provide attractive working conditions and opportunities for career growth through professional development. Discover why Cooper University Health Care is the employer of choice in South Jersey. This posting is for an outpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner within the Department of Cooper Behavioral Health. The Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider will function within the scope of practice as defined by the state and national APP nurse practice act. The APP utilizes the scientific process and national standards of care as a framework for managing patient care. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the direct care, initiation and follow-up of pediatric patients that matches his/her delineation of privileges and skill set. Patients seen through Cooper Behavioral Health include, but are not limited to, MDD, GAD, Bipolar Disorder, PTSD, Psychotic Disorders, SCZ, ADHD, and Personality Disorders.

Requirements

• Prior experience providing psychiatric clinical services required, including diagnostic evaluations, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy.
• Master's Degree in Nursing or Physician Assistant
• NJ-RN/APN license or NJ-PA license
• Board certified
• AHA BLS certification

Responsibilities

• Practice autonomously and/or in consultation with a collaborating/supervising physician and other health care professionals to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients’ psychiatric illnesses- health problems.
• Emphasize health promotion and wellness, as well as disease prevention.
• Perform a comprehensive pediatric patient history with psychiatric emphasis collecting information from appropriate sources (family) to determine a working differential diagnosis and develop an individualized plan of care.
• Order, perform and interpret rating scales, genetic tests, diagnostic and laboratory tests.

Benefits

• competitive rates and compensation programs
• comprehensive benefits program, including health, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement
• attractive working conditions
• opportunities for career growth through professional development

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees