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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | Lawrence Township, NJ

Nurse PractitionerContract Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$80-$100/hr

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Job Description

Lawrence Township, NJ | $80 - $100 Per Hour | 1099 Independent Contractor | On-Site

About Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC

Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC is part of Resilience Behavioral Health of New Jersey, a client-centered, trauma-informed behavioral health treatment organization providing individualized care for individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions. Its continuum of care includes Residential/Inpatient treatment, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and traditional Outpatient services, along with counseling and psychiatric care.

Treatment is rooted in evidence-based and holistic approaches, including CBT, DBT, trauma-informed therapy, individual, group, and family therapy, mindfulness-based interventions, psychoeducation, and relapse prevention. As part of Resilience Behavioral Health of New Jersey, Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC shares a commitment to helping clients address underlying challenges, develop sustainable coping skills, and build a foundation for long-term mental wellness and recovery.

The Opportunity

Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC is seeking a compassionate and experienced Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to provide psychiatric care at its Lawrence Township, NJ location.

This on-site, 1099 independent contractor opportunity offers daytime, as-needed scheduling to support individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions through comprehensive psychiatric assessments, medication management, and collaborative treatment planning. Compensation ranges from $80 - $100 per hour, commensurate with experience and education.

What You'll Do

Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and assessments to identify mental health needs, establish diagnoses, and inform individualized treatment planning.

Provide psychiatric medication management, including prescribing, monitoring treatment response, and making clinically appropriate medication adjustments within authorized scope of practice.

Collaborate with therapists, clinical leadership, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate psychiatric care with individualized behavioral health treatment plans.

Evaluate and monitor individuals experiencing mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions, supporting integrated and evidence-based treatment approaches.

Provide medication education and counseling to help clients understand treatment options, potential side effects, and the importance of medication adherence.

Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential clinical documentation, including psychiatric evaluations, medication management notes, and treatment recommendations.

Promote safe, ethical, trauma-informed psychiatric care consistent with professional standards, organizational policies, and applicable New Jersey regulations.

Requirements

Required

Master's degree or higher in Nursing from an accredited advanced practice nursing program with preparation as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Active New Jersey Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license and Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) certification issued by the New Jersey State Board of Nursing, with appropriate psychiatric mental health specialization.

Current national board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Current New Jersey prescriptive authority, with applicable New Jersey Controlled Dangerous Substances (CDS) and federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registrations when required for assigned prescribing responsibilities.

Minimum of 1-2 years of relevant experience providing psychiatric care, behavioral health treatment, or related advanced practice nursing services.

Strong psychiatric assessment, diagnostic reasoning, medication management, and interdisciplinary collaboration skills, with the ability to provide compassionate, evidence-based care in an on-site behavioral health setting.

Benefits and Compensation

$80 - $100 per hour, commensurate with experience and education

1099 independent contractor engagement.

This is a direct engagement with Greater New Jersey Behavioral Health LLC. Atlantic Health Strategies is recruiting on their behalf.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and provide medication management for individuals with mental health and co-occurring substance use conditions. Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized treatment plans while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Qualifications

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

Certifications

DEA License

Key Skills

Trauma-informed careEvidence-based practiceSubstance use treatmentPatient educationPsychiatric evaluationCrisis intervention

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 60% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Psychiatry NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$166k–$208kPsychiatry NP median $176k (middle half $166k–$177k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$172k in purchasing powerNew Jersey index 108.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry NP listings in New Jersey71 active2,099 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 60% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew Jersey nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus · 6% offer loan repayment379 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP hiring demand#14 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry NP listings896 in the last 30 days984 the 30 days before (−9%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry NP pay trend+1.4% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 4.8
Better work-life than 30% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,070 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Lawrence Township

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$482k
Typical market rent
$2,572/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.2
State income tax
Up to 10.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

BEA 2024 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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