ChristianaCare's Center for Women's Emotional Wellness (CWEW) is a nationally recognized mental health program dedicated to the identification and treatment of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. We are currently looking for an experienced Nurse Practitioner to work with our multi-disciplinary team which include psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners, and psychology/clinical social work trainees. CWEW offers reproductive psychiatric consultation and medication management, evidence-based psychotherapy, and support & therapy groups for women in the perinatal period. We also offer compassionate care for families coping with pregnancy or neonatal loss, as well as reproductive challenges. CWEW clinicians provide supervision and training and present on a national level regarding PMADS and our unique service model.

We offer a flexible work schedule with a hybrid opportunity to promote a work/life balance

To learn more about our Center for Women's Emotional Wellness, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/HkCBASy8sKg

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs thorough psychiatric assessments and determines accurate diagnoses
• Demonstrates reproductive psychiatry knowledge and skills, necessary to provide patient care for pregnant and postpartum individuals, along with those seeking preconception psychiatric consultation
• Engages a trauma-informed and culturally-humble lens to foster safe, support, and inclusive patient care
• Coordinates care with all team members within the office and participates in multidisciplinary patient-centric care planning meetings
• Collaborates with outside patient care team members, such as inpatient and outpatient psychiatric programs, specialists, medical providers both within Behavioral Health and Women's Health
• Utilizes teaching/learning principles coupled with an expert clinical knowledge base in reproductive psychiatry to provide education to patients and their families

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's Degree in Nursing
• APRN Licensure or license eligible for State of Delaware
• BE/BC as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner preferred
• Minimum of 1 year of Outpatient Behavioral Health experience required

EEO Statement: Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

UPDATE: ChristianaCare is committed to prioritizing the health and safety of our patients and caregivers. As we continue to meet the needs of our caregivers and our community through the COVID-19 pandemic, our commitment to health and safety requires that we take new steps to ensure a safe environment for medical care for our patients and a workplace that avoids preventable harm for our caregivers. For this reason, vaccination for COVID-19 is required for all caregivers at ChristianaCare and is considered a safety standard that is job-related and consistent with business necessity for all caregivers.