Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Opportunity At Virtua HealthVirtua Health invites you to join our expanding Psychiatry team, where your expertise will directly enhance the quality of life for our diverse community. Virtua Medical Group is seeking a compassionate and dedicated experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our growing Psychiatry team. This role offers a unique opportunity to provide high-quality inpatient psychiatric care across our behavioral health units and consult services, supporting patients through stabilization, healing, and long-term recovery. As a vital member of our inpatient psychiatric program, you will work collaboratively with physicians, behavioral health consult coordinators, nurses, social workers, and trainees to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care in a dynamic hospital-based setting.
What You'll Do:- Provide daily psychiatric care in a 10-bed voluntary inpatient mental health unit at Virtua Willingboro Hospital
- Assist attending psychiatrists on additional inpatient psychiatric units at Virtua Willingboro as needed
- Deliver psychiatric care as part of the inpatient psychiatric consult service
- Partner closely with behavioral health consult coordinators (RNs or LCSWs) who support assessments, care planning, clinical documentation, nursing education, and coordination with nursing leadership
- Contribute to graduate medical education, working with psychiatry and family medicine residents and medical students through the RowanVirtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
- About Our Program:
Becker's Hospital Review recognized Virtua Health as one of 60 hospitals or health systems with exceptional psychiatry and behavioral health programs, citing our "robust spectrum of behavioral health services across South Jersey, anchored by 70 inpatient beds and supported by a team of more than 60 certified behavioral health professionals."In addition to inpatient psychiatric services, Virtua's comprehensive behavioral health program includes:
Outpatient mental health treatment embedded within 28 primary care offices, featuring psychiatrists, advanced practice providers, and licensed clinical social workersCASTLE pediatric behavioral health program, offering outpatient therapy, intensive outpatient therapy, partial hospitalization, and a therapeutic nursery for children ages 34 Advanced interventional psychiatry, including electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
Substance use disorder treatment through our Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) program
Perinatal mood and anxiety disorder program
Compensation:
The starting rate for this position is: $94.00/hour. The actual compensation package could vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, the applicant's experience, internal equity, and alignment with market data.
Additional Benefits:
Virtua Medical Group is a growing, multi-specialty, clinician-led organization of over 1,600 clinicians. We offer outstanding benefits, including loan forgiveness, paid malpractice, paid vacation time, CME stipend, and a competitive compensation structure. Virtua also offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: medical/prescription, dental and vision insurance; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; 403(b) (401(k) subject to collective bargaining agreement); paid time off, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, colleague and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; tuition assistance, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions. Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies. For more benefits information, click here.
Our Culture:
At Virtua, we embrace the Culture of We, where our community is our family. We believe every interaction is an opportunity to build relationships and loyalty by listening to our patients, anticipating their care needs, collaborating with care partners in our region, and engaging with our community. Virtua Medical Group treats patients of all ages with an emphasis on providing an outstanding patient experience. Conveniently located throughout four counties in Southern New Jersey, VMG offers internal medicine, primary care, urgent care, and many medical and surgical specialties. Clinicians are supported by the vast network of Virtua facilities, offering advanced diagnostic testing, outpatient surgery, physical therapy, and health and wellness centers. Hospitalization and nursing home care are also part of the care continuum. Virtua Medical Group clinicians provide the care patients need, when and where they need it. Interested in joining our team? Submit your CV through this posting and/or email it directly to vmgrecruiting@virtua.org.
