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 a NP or PA 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.

This position will contribute to the overall clinical operation of the behavioral health department and the daily care of the perinatal patient population in Center for Women's Emotional Wellness. To function as a member of a clinical team through collaboration, providing consultation, assessment, treatment, and behavioral health education

• 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 or graduate from an accredited Physician Assistants program with NCCPA certification
• APRN or PA 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