Behavioral Health Consult Liaison - Full-Time NP/PA

Carolinas Medical Center; Charlotte (NC); In loco; USD 81.000 - 122.000; Tempo pieno

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Health benefits

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Descrizione del lavoro

Atrium Health is seeking an experienced PMHNP or PA to join the Consult Liaison Psychiatry team at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. The role involves evaluating and treating patients with behavioral health needs in ED and inpatient settings.

The position requires NC licensure, PMHNP-BC or NCCPA certification, prescriptive privileges, and DEA registration. Schedule includes weekdays with on-call and after-hours coverage as needed.

Competenze

• Must be PMHNP or PA with current NC license and board certification.
• Prescriptive privileges and DEA registration required.
• CAQ in Psychiatry preferred for PA track.
• Experience in acute care, emergency department, or consult liaison settings preferred.
• Must be able to work variable schedule including evenings and weekends.

Mansioni

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, assessments, and consultations.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic psychiatric conditions.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide medication management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and dispositions.
• Participate in clinical education, quality improvement, and coverage as needed.

Conoscenze

PMHNP/PA clinical skills

Psychiatric evaluation

Medication management

Team collaboration

Formazione

Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing

North Carolina NP license

PMHNP-BC certification

DEA registration

North Carolina PA license

NCCPA certification

Psychiatry CAQ (preferred)

Descrizione del lavoro

Department: 02038 GCMG Psychiatry Consult and Liaison: Billingsley - Behavioral Health: Liaison Services

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: Variable

Pay Range: $59.00 - $88.50

If it's possible, you will find it at Atrium Health - the leading community-focused academic healthcare system serving North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. We invite Advanced Practice Providers to discover what we can accomplish when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds, and visionaries together.

Atrium Health is seeking an experienced, full-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Physician Assistant (PA) to join our Consult Liaison Psychiatry team at Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Job Summary

The PMHNP or PA will provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, consultations, and treatment services to patients with acute and chronic behavioral health conditions in emergency department and inpatient settings. Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, the provider will support timely psychiatric interventions, appropriate patient dispositions, and continuity of care.

Position Details

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC
Specialty: Consult Liaison Psychiatry
Practice Setting: Emergency Department and Inpatient Consultation Services
Schedule: Primarily weekdays, with additional evening, overnight, weekend, holiday, and call coverage as needed
Additional Coverage: May support psychiatric consultation services across the Georgia market

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct psychiatric evaluations, assessments, and consultations.
• Diagnose and manage acute and chronic psychiatric conditions.
• Develop individualized treatment plans and provide medication management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care and facilitate appropriate dispositions.
• Participate in clinical education, quality improvement initiatives, and coverage responsibilities as needed.

Position Qualifications

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

• Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master's or Doctoral degree in Nursing.
• Current North Carolina Nurse Practitioner license.
• Current PMHNP board certification (PMHNP-BC).
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA registration.

Physician Assistant (PA)

• Graduate of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
• Current North Carolina Physician Assistant license.
• Current NCCPA certification.
• Psychiatry Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) preferred.
• Current prescriptive privileges and DEA registration.

Preferred Experience

Previous psychiatric experience in an acute care, inpatient, emergency department, or consult liaison setting.

Join Our Team

Advance your career with Atrium Health and make a meaningful impact on patients requiring specialized psychiatric care.

Our Commitment to You:

• Compensation
  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
  • Incentive pay for select positions
  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
• Benefits and more
  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.; please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview).

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Med