NP / Physician Assistant

Highland Hospital • Rochester, NY

1d • $98,000 - $130,083

About The Position

Highland Hospital is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join its growing Inpatient Psychiatry team in a newly created role supporting current providers with day-to-day volumes. The position supports Highland Hospital’s Psychiatry Consult Liaison service as it expands psychiatric consultation for medically acute patients with psychiatric needs. The schedule is Monday through Friday during the day, with no weekends or holidays required.

The Nurse Practitioner provides education and liaison services to medical teams and nursing staff throughout the hospital. At the request of medical attendings, the role conducts psychiatric evaluations, including chart review, interviews with staff and, when appropriate, family members, and assessment of patients’ psychiatric needs and diagnoses. The Nurse Practitioner works with medical teams to recommend psychopharmacologic treatment, non-pharmacologic behavioral interventions, and further medical workup when appropriate to investigate the cause of psychiatric symptoms and address patients’ psychiatric concerns.

The annual salary range is $98,000 to $130,083.20. Individual compensation within the range is determined using factors that may include market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise, and internal equity.

Requirements

• Master’s degree from an accredited psychiatric nurse practitioner program across the lifespan.
• Valid New York State Nurse Practitioner license in psychiatry.
• Board certification from ANCC as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (across the lifespan).
• Interpersonal skills in verbal and written communication.
• Ability to provide safe patient care.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Ability to communicate with interdisciplinary teams.
• Appropriate documentation and billing skills.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner; additional psychiatric roles as a nurse are also noted.

Responsibilities

• Support Highland Hospital’s Psychiatry Consult Liaison service and psychiatric consultation for medically acute patients with psychiatric needs.
• Provide education and liaison services to medical teams and nursing staff throughout the hospital.
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations at the request of medical attendings, including chart review and interviews with staff and, when appropriate, family members.
• Assess patients’ psychiatric needs and diagnoses.
• Collaborate with medical teams on recommendations for psychopharmacologic treatment, non-pharmacologic behavioral interventions, and further medical workup concerning possible causes of psychiatric symptoms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level