Advanced Practice Nurse PRN - Psychiatry

About Us:

Cooper Norcross Health, formerly Cooper University Health Care, is a leading academic health system affiliated with Cooper Norcross Medical School of Rowan University. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, Cooper Norcross Health has revenues of more than $3 billion and an A+ credit rating from both S&P and Fitch Ratings.

 

Cooper Norcross Health has nearly 14,000 team members, including more than 2,200 nurses, more than 1,200 employed physicians representing 95 specialties and subspecialties, and more than 700 advanced practice providers.

 

The health system operates MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper as well as four hospitals – its 663-bed flagship Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden, its 229-bed Cooper Norcross University Hospital Cape Regional in Cape May Court House,  Children’s Hospital at Cooper Norcross Health in Camden, and The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, a substance abuse rehabilitation and inpatient treatment facility, in partnership with American Recovery Services.

 

Cooper Norcross University Hospital in Camden is the only Level 1 Trauma Center in South Jersey and the busiest in the region. The hospital has been recognized as a top-performing regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals annual survey for eight years.

 

More than 2.54 million patients visit Cooper Norcross Health facilities annually. Its ambulatory network encompasses three outpatient surgery centers, seven urgent care centers, a wound care center, and more than 130 physician, physical therapy, and radiology offices extending from the Delaware River to the New Jersey shore.

 

Cooper Norcross Health, a not-for-profit health system, was named one of America’s Best Large Employers for 2026 by Forbes, ranking among the top 200 in the nation. Visit CooperHealth.org to learn more.

Short Description:

ADVANCED PRACTICED PROVIDER (APP) - Advanced Practice Nurse or Physician Assistant – Per Diem - Psychiatry – Voorhees, NJ

 

The Advanced Practice Provider (APP) is licensed, registered and has completed specialized graduate or doctoral education, and is nationally certified to provide health and medical care for diverse populations in a variety of settings.

 

Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Responsibilities:

 
o Evaluate and treat non-teaching consult patients on med/surg floors and in ED – patients assigned in collaboration with psychiatry consultation-liaison (CL) team and CL attending
o Ongoing follow ups for non-teaching CL service patients
o Review patient list on CL team table rounds once each morning and once each afternoon
o Supervise APP students when assigned by APN psychiatry department lead
o Serve as liaison from the psychiatry CL team to primary teams at Cooper in working with psychiatry patients in med/surg and ED settings (e.g., attending interdisciplinary case conferences; multi- disciplinary team and family meetings; meeting individually with providers regarding shared patients)
o Collaborate and partner with CL attending in providing capacity building and education for non-psychiatry providers in working with psychiatry patients in med/surg and ED settings (e.g., developing trainings for non-psychiatry providers in verbal de-escalation of patients and other topics in managing psychiatric patients)

o Continuing education to include attending didactic sessions- Table Rounds with the CL/ED team each day and join didactic sessions for the CL/ED team

Experience Required:

Prior experience providing psychiatric clinical services required, including diagnostic evaluations, pharmacotherapy, and psychotherapy.

Education Requirements:

Master's Degree as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant is required

License/Certification Requirements:

NJ-RN/APN License or NJ-PA and BLS certification

Special Requirements:

Scheduled Days / Hours: Per Diem - 16 hours weekly

Salary Min ($): USD $44.00 Salary Max ($): USD $74.00