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Bright Harbor Healthcare
Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

  • Position Title: Adult OPD
  • Position Type: Full Time
  • Benefits Eligible: No
  • Location: Little Egg Harbor (Travel to Berkeley/Bayville as Needed)
  • Department: CCBHC/Adult Clinical Services

Responsibilities

  • Conduct comprehensive assessments
  • Initiate, order and interpret diagnostic testing
  • Develop differential diagnosis
  • Perform medication monitoring and prescribe medications as necessary
  • Educate consumers on all medications
  • Master’s Degree in Nursing with a sub-specialty in Mental Health
  • Valid NJ FNP or APN, RN, CDS, DEA required
  • Experience working with children and families
  • Opportunities for continuing education
  • Opportunities for tuition discounts at participating institutions
  • Employee discounts through LifeMart and Tickets At Work

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master’s Degree in Nursing with a sub-specialty in Mental Health. Valid NJ FNP or APN, RN, CDS, and DEA certifications are required for this position.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentPrescribing medicationsPatient educationMental health nursing

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Bright Harbor Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,120 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 50% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for New Jersey is 108.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.8% of New Jersey clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

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About Bright Harbor Healthcare

Mental Health Care
Bayville, New Jersey
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Opportunities for continuing education
Opportunities for tuition discounts at participating institutions
Employee discounts through LifeMart and Tickets At Work