Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Wayne, NJ)

About the role

We are seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join a growing behavioral health team providing psychiatric services across hospital-based inpatient and outpatient settings in Passaic County, New Jersey. This full-time opportunity offers a Monday through Friday schedule, comprehensive benefits, and the ability to practice within a highly collaborative healthcare environment focused on delivering exceptional psychiatric care to adult and geriatric populations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and ongoing psychiatric follow-up visits
• Diagnose and manage a broad spectrum of psychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorders, cognitive disorders, behavioral disturbances, substance-related conditions, and chronic mental illness
• Provide medication management, including initiation, adjustment, monitoring, and optimization of psychotropic medications
• Participate in multidisciplinary treatment planning and patient care conferences
• Manage psychiatric care for both hospitalized patients and individuals receiving ongoing outpatient treatment
• Perform risk assessments, crisis evaluations, and stabilization planning when clinically appropriate
• Collaborate with physicians, nursing staff, therapists, social workers, case managers, and other healthcare professionals
• Educate patients and family members regarding diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, and available support resources
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant clinical documentation within electronic medical record systems
• Support quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based psychiatric care practices
• Contribute to a patient-centered culture focused on clinical excellence, safety, and positive outcomes

Requirements

• Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
• Active and unrestricted New Jersey State Nurse Practitioner license
• Strong clinical foundation in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and psychopharmacology
• Ability to work effectively within hospital and outpatient treatment environments
• Excellent communication, clinical judgment, and documentation skills
• Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered psychiatric care

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital psychiatry, behavioral health, consult-liaison psychiatry, or outpatient psychiatric practice
• Experience working with adult and geriatric populations
• Familiarity with medically complex patient populations and integrated care models
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Experience managing patients across varying levels of psychiatric acuity

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in hospital psychiatry, behavioral health, consult-liaison psychiatry, or outpatient psychiatric practice
• Experience working with adult and geriatric populations
• Familiarity with medically complex patient populations and integrated care models
• Experience collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams
• Experience managing patients across varying levels of psychiatric acuity

Benefits

• Hightly competitive compensation package
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with employer contribution
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Malpractice insurance coverage
• Continuing education and professional development support
• Administrative and clinical support resources
• Long-term advancement opportunities within a growing healthcare organization

Pay

Highly competitive compensation package with significant earning potential

Schedule

Monday through Friday schedule supporting strong work-life balance