Nurse Practitioner | Behaviorial Health Services Adult Acute & Extended Care Units| D

Overview

Job Category:
Nursing/Nursing Support

Requisition Number: NURSE
009032

Locations:
New Jersey CPB, Paramus, NJ 07652, USA

Join Our Team at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center. We are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to our diverse community. If you’re passionate about making a difference and thrive in a collaborative setting, Bergen New Bridge Medical Center is looking for a Nurse Practitioner in psychiatry.

• Completes assessment for new patients admitted to the service, including history and physical, medication reconciliation, problem list and plan of care.
• Performs assessment and plans for ongoing treatment for patients in the service.
• Provides psychiatric medication monitoring and counseling as necessary to assigned patients.
• Orders lab and diagnostic tests for patients in the service as appropriate to formulate diagnosis and develop treatment plan.
• Reviews results of lab and diagnostic tests and adjusts the treatment plan accordingly.
• Plans follow-up for patients with abnormal test results and intervenes per medical center policy and procedure.
• Ensures all entries to the medical record, paper or electronic, are appropriate, timed, dated, signed and legible.
• Promotes throughput for the service by achieving and maintaining medical center expectations for productivity.
• Provides patient education and feedback to promote health and wellness.
• Adheres to medical center policies and procedures and bylaws of the medical staff.
• Participates in department performance improvement initiatives; collects and aggregates data; works with leadership to develop a plan of correction.
• Fosters teamwork with other staff members and providers involved in the patient’s care; communicates pertinent information to supervisors, collaborating physicians, treatment teams and other community providers while maintaining privacy and confidentiality.
• Performs comprehensive physical, psychosocial, and mental examinations, including developmental and functional status determination.
• Interprets lab values and orders to correct abnormalities; evaluates consultations and presents concise case findings to physicians, differentiating normal from abnormal findings and suggesting differential or presumptive diagnoses.
• Develops a prioritized comprehensive problem list and documents all pertinent patient interactions and care.
• Provides discharge instructions with prescriptions and follow-up visits arranged.
• Participates in interdisciplinary quality improvement efforts to improve clinical practice.
• Demonstrates customer service attributes: respect, flexibility, knowledge, confidence, professionalism, pleasant attitude, patience and helpfulness; ensures responses are timely, professional, caring, and respectful in accordance with Customer Service Performance expectations.
• Maintains departmental policies and procedures, quality assurance program, safety, environmental, and infection control standards; assesses policy gaps and helps create needed policies and procedures.
• Understands and adheres to the Medical Center’s Code of Conduct; is familiar with the Medical Center’s Mission, Vision, and Values Statements.

• Participates in continuing education activities; attends scheduled in-service programs; shares information gained at conferences with colleagues.
• Performs other duties as assigned to support the department and organization.

• 2 years of related clinical nursing experience preferred.
• Professional knowledge of nursing theory and practice; extensive knowledge of physical assessment, differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, pharmacology, psychiatry and behavioral health.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Speaks, reads and writes English to the extent required by the position.

• Graduation from an approved Nurse Practitioner program.
• Current RN and NP NJ licensure required. Certification as a Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatry preferred.
• BLS certification required.
• Holds current certification for prescriptive privileges.

Salary commensurate with experience within posted range: $68.14-$84.60 / Hour; $1.00 more for Doctorate and 2% more for Acute or Psych Certification.

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans. We prioritize work-life balance with generous time off, including vacation, personal time, sick leave, and nine paid holidays. We support ongoing development through tuition reimbursement and continuing education programs.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws; for information, review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.