Job Description

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Asbury Park, NJ (Hybrid)
Shift: Full-Time, Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
About Us and Our Program:
Easterseals, a national nonprofit, has supported individuals with disabilities for over 50 years. Its outpatient program provides comprehensive mental health, addiction, and wellness services to children, adolescents, and adults throughout New Jersey. Backed by a team of compassionate and experienced professionals, we are committed to delivering high-quality, individualized care through both in-person and telehealth services, ensuring accessible support for the communities we serve.
What You’ll Do:
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) provides comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care in a hybrid setting, delivering both in-person and telehealth services. Collaborates with psychiatrist and multidisciplinary team, conducts diagnostic evaluations, manages medications, and ensures accurate documentation and regulatory compliance while serving a diverse patient population. This role is integral to delivering safe, evidence-based, person-centered care and supporting the continued growth of ENJ’s Whole Person Care model.
Key responsibilities include:
• Provide comprehensive outpatient psychiatric care, including diagnostic evaluations, treatment planning, case management, medication management, and health/nutritional counseling for a diverse patient population.
• Prescribe and monitor medications (including controlled substances) in compliance with DEA, PDMP, and clinical guidelines; order and interpret labs and ensure appropriate physiologic monitoring.
• Manage an assigned patient panel, delivering care via in-person and telehealth modalities while supporting patient access, continuity of care, and program growth.
• Collaborate closely with psychiatrist and team (LCSW, LPN, care coordinators, group homes, guardians, external providers) to coordinate care, support clinical protocols, and participate in case review and QI initiatives.
• Manage an assigned patient panel, with patient routing based on payer, acuity, and clinical complexity.
• Maintain timely, accurate, and audit-ready documentation in the Electronic Health Record in compliance with HIPAA, Medicaid/Medicare, and all federal, state, and regulatory requirements (e.g., DMHAS, DHS).
• Adhere to organizational safety, infection control, and emergency response protocols and standards.
• Support implementation of clinical protocols governing visit cadence, monitoring, documentation, and quality.
• Support the program's expansion of active patient panel and access targets through efficient, high-quality clinical throughput.
• Uphold professionalism, cultural sensitivity, and confidentiality when interacting with clients, families, and staff, and respond promptly to communications to support effective service delivery.
Who You Are:
• Education: Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) from an accredited institution.
• License/Certification: Active, unrestricted New Jersey Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) license (or eligibility to obtain prior to start) and board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) through the ANCC.
• Experience: One-year post-licensure experience providing psychiatric assessments and treatment planning to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
◦ Experience in a multidisciplinary, value-based, or community behavioral health setting.
◦ Experience with and ability to deliver telehealth psychiatric care.
◦ Demonstrated competence in outpatient psychiatric evaluation and medication management.
• Requirements: Active DEA registration and New Jersey CDS registration (or eligibility to obtain prior to start).
• Skills: Technologically proficient with EHR systems and quality/outcomes reporting; demonstrates strong clinical judgment and psychiatric expertise.
• This role requires driving as an essential function. Candidates must have a valid driver's license and be subject to post-offer verification of driving eligibility consistent with company insurance requirements.
What We Offer:
• Competitive Pay & Benefits – Including Medical, Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employer-Paid Coverage – Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Savings – 403(b) Plan with Employer Match
• Generous Time Off – Paid Time Off, Holidays, Medical Leave, and PTO Buy-Back options
• Convenience & Support – Direct Deposit, Payroll Cards, Mileage Reimbursement, and Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness & Recognition – Wellness Program, Referral Bonuses, and a Recognition Program
• Training & Development – Paid Orientation and Ongoing Training
Easterseals NJ provides a comprehensive benefits package. For full details, visit www.enjbenefits.com.
Easterseals Is An Equal Opportunity Employer
As one of our core values, we strive to provide equal opportunity to all of our employees without regard to their age, gender, religion, race, color, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, or disability which is unrelated to the ability to perform essential job functions, unfavorable military discharge (except dishonorable), veteran status, marital status, parental status, genetic information, source of income or other legally protected categories in accordance with applicable law with regard to receipt of services, appointment or election to voluntary office or hiring for, assignment to, or promotion in staff positions