Nurse Practitioner, Behavioral Health

Nurse Practitioner, Behavioral Health Cooley Dickinson Hospital United States, Massachusetts, Northampton 30 Locust Street (Show on map) Apr 09, 2026 The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a licensed provider. The NP is responsible for the assessment and management of various populations of patients, including diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, development of appropriate plans of care and ongoing evaluation. This position is a Psychiatric NP and focuses on providing care to patients with mental health disorders. Does this position require Patient Care? Yes Essential Functions

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to a designated patient population.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high quality and timely documentation including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population. Education Master's Degree Nursing required Can this role accept experience in lieu of a degree? No Licenses and Credentials Nurse Practitioner [NP
• State License]
• Generic
• HR Only required Experience Experience as a Nurse Practitioner 0-1 year required Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Inc.

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