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Pottstown, Pennsylvania

Psychiatry Nurse Practitioner Tower Health Pottstown Hospital

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Pottstown Hospital has a full time position available for an experienced Psych Nurse Practitioner and/or Physician Assistant, with previous experience in psychiatry preferred; This individual will work collaboratively with the psychiatry staff, with duties including inpatient rounding, psychiatric consultation, and outpatient psychiatric evaluation and medication management; These positions are full-time.

The Benefits We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match.
  • Malpractice insurance & Tail Coverage
  • New Hire Program
  • Generous paid time-off allowance
  • CME time and money
  • Relocation assistance

Supportive Health System to Advance Goals

Pottstown Hospital is a 232-bed facility with a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. We believe in the power of people to create great care. We're 1,150 healthcare professionals strong. We deliver compassionate, safe, quality care. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring, and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

Located in Pottstown, Pa., and a member of Tower Health, Pottstown Hospital offers a full range of health services, including inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care.

Pottstown Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission and has been recognized for its quality outcomes and clinical expertise across many service lines. Its cancer program is nationally recognized.

The hospital also is a Primary Stroke Center; Joint Commission-certified for hip and knee replacement; and Heart Failure and Chest Pain certified. Its Emergency Room, which is second busiest in Montgomery County, sees more than 45,000 patients a year.

The Community

Pottstown and the greater Philadelphia area offers excellent schools, affordable homes, colleges, and parks plus a multitude of cultural, recreational, shopping, sporting attractions and social amenities all within driving distance to shore points, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore and Washington DC.

Pottstown offers extensive arts and culture, shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences! Bordering close to the Schuylkill River and French Creek with multiple outdoor recreational areas in Oaks and French Creek State Park, with hundreds of trails for exciting adventures.

Minutes from historic sites such as Valley Forge National Historical Park, to world-class shopping centers in King of Prussia and Exton, there is a wide offering of attractions for families of all ages.

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  • Pottstown Hospital Cancer Center
  • Pottstown Hospital Cardiology

Websites

  • Montgomery County, PA – Official Website
  • Valley Forge and Montgomery County
  • Contact Name: RECRUITER
  • Contact Email: Lisa.wortman@towerhealth.org
  • Contact Phone: 484-628-0556

Qualifications

Education Requirements

Master's Degree

Experience

Relevant Experience

Certification and Licensure

  • BLS Certification
  • Certification or CE Units Specific To Departmental Area
  • PA Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner License
  • PA Registered Nurse License

Required Skills

  • Excellent Communications Skills
  • Excellent Interpersonal Skills
  • General Clerical Skills
  • Keyboarding
  • Microsoft Word

Overview

Pottstown Hospital is your community healthcare provider; a 232-bed facility. Our full range of health services include inpatient and outpatient, medical and surgical, and diagnostic and emergency care, to name a few. We believe in the power of people to create great care. We're 1,150 healthcare professionals strong.

Pottstown Hospital strives to exceed patient expectations, while delivering compassionate, safe, quality care. And we work hard every day to be a place of healing, caring and connection for patients and families in the community we call home.

Key Responsibilities

The nurse practitioner will work collaboratively with the psychiatry staff to perform inpatient rounding, psychiatric consultations, and outpatient evaluations. They are also responsible for ongoing medication management for patients within the hospital system.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Communication skills

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 22% are remote, 56% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

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Salary Distribution40 jobs · 35 employers

18
<$145k
9
$145k-165k
5
$165k-185k
7
$185k-205k
1
$208k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs

401k / retirement match
91% this job
CME allowance
61% this job
Sign-on bonus
42%
Loan repayment
9%
Relocation assistance
6% this job

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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#3

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$180k-$200k
#4

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Pottstown

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$342k
Typical market rent
$1,835/mo
Residents’ average commute
27 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
102.6
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Tower Health

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive compensation package
Comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
Retirement savings plan with employer automatic contribution and employer match
Malpractice insurance & Tail Coverage
New Hire Program
Generous paid time-off allowance
CME time and money
Relocation assistance