NP / Physician Assistant

Highland Hospital • Rochester Hills, MI

3d • $98,000 - $130,083

About The Position

Highland Hospital is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join its growing Inpatient Psychiatry team. This newly created role supports current providers with day-to-day patient volumes and is designated to support the 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 attending physicians, the role conducts psychiatric evaluations that include reviewing patient charts, interviewing staff or family members when appropriate, and interviewing and assessing patients to identify psychiatric needs and diagnoses. The Nurse Practitioner works with medical teams to recommend psychopharmacologic treatment, non-pharmacologic behavioral interventions, and additional medical workup when indicated to investigate causes of psychiatric symptoms.

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

Requirements

• Master’s degree in an accredited psychiatric Nurse Practitioner program across the lifespan.
• Valid New York State Nurse Practitioner license in psychiatry.
• Board certification through 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.
• Ability to complete appropriate documentation and billing.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of two years’ experience as a psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, potentially with additional psychiatric roles as a nurse (recommended experience).

Responsibilities

• Provide education and liaison services to medical teams and nursing staff throughout the hospital.
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations at the request of medical attending physicians, including chart review and interviews with the patient and, when appropriate, staff or family members.
• Assess patients’ psychiatric needs and diagnoses.
• Work with medical teams to recommend psychopharmacologic treatment, non-pharmacologic behavioral interventions, and further medical workup concerning possible causes of psychiatric symptoms.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time