Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry, Per Diem - Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center
Summit, NJPer DiemSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 1w ago
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Job overview
The Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry provides advanced nursing services alongside physicians, including psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, and patient education. The role collaborates with clinicians and care teams to coordinate mental health care, responds to psychiatric emergencies, and provides consultation to patients, families, and staff. A master's degree and current state Nurse Practitioner license are required; five or more years of relevant experience is preferred.
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Full job description
Responsible for working alongside physicians and facilitating advanced primary and specialty nursing services. Provides general and preventative care for children and adults, perform check-ups, treat illnesses, order lab tests, and prescribe medication.
Principal Accountabilities:
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Conduct psychiatric evaluations and comprehensive mental health assessments.
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Diagnose psychiatric conditions using criteria.
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Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with the patient and care team.
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Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications in accordance with scope of practice.
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Provide ongoing medication monitoring and patient education.
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Collaborate with clinicians, mental health assistants, and other professionals to ensure coordinated care.
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Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
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Respond to psychiatric emergencies and participate in crisis intervention when necessary.
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Provide consultation and education to team, patients, and families regarding mental health issues.
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Adhere to all organizational policies, clinical protocols, and regulatory requirements.
Other duties as assigned
Required:
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Master's degree in Nursing or related area.
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Current state Nurse Practitioner license.
Preferred:
- 5 or more years experience in Nursing or relevant area.
How this job compares
Set against the 10,079 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- New Jersey median$125–155K/yr116 salary ranges
- New Jersey median$69–75/hr58 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 238 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in New Jersey and 10,079 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New Jersey
- Hackensack Meridian Health55 open
- Atlantic Health System (this employer)32 open
- UnitedHealth Group30 open
- Experience
- Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,970 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a master's degree; 3,158 of the 10,079 open Nurse Practitioner jobs (31%) ask for a master's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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