Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) / Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) – Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) – Traveling Float Provider up to $20K

Telos Health Systems • Charlotte, NC

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

Telos Health Systems is seeking a dual-certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) to provide psychiatric and medical care across skilled nursing facilities and long-term care settings. The traveling Float Provider supports geriatric and post-acute populations with complex psychiatric, medical, and neurocognitive conditions. This high-acuity, multi-site role focuses on continuity of care, behavioral stabilization, reducing hospitalizations, and CMS-compliant clinical excellence. Coverage is primarily in Western North Carolina, with support across North Carolina as a whole.

The provider covers facility leaves, staffing shortages, census surges, new-facility onboarding, and crisis-driven consults. The role includes regional travel between SNF and LTC sites and collaboration with facility teams.

The position is full-time and exempt. It reports to the Regional Director of Operations. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is mentioned in the position details.

Requirements

• Active PMHNP certification.
• Active FNP or NP certification; dual certification is required or strongly preferred.
• Active, clear, and unencumbered Kentucky Nurse Practitioner licensure.
• Active DEA registration.
• At least 2 years of experience in psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, SNF/LTC, or post-acute care settings.
• Strong independent clinical decision-making in high-acuity environments.
• Skills in geriatric psychopharmacology, primary care and chronic disease management, behavioral crisis stabilization, dementia and neurocognitive care, CMS regulatory compliance, interdisciplinary communication and leadership, and multi-site clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric and primary care coverage in skilled nursing facilities and nursing homes.
• Manage complex psychiatric, medical, and neurocognitive conditions.
• Conduct initial evaluations and follow-ups, manage medications, and develop care plans.
• Respond to behavioral and medical crises across facilities.
• Help reduce hospital transfers and emergency department utilization.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary facility teams.
• Complete CMS-compliant documentation and quality reporting.
• Support facility stabilization and consultative needs.
• Provide coverage for provider leaves, staffing shortages, census surges, new-facility onboarding, and crisis-driven consults.
• Travel across multiple SNF and LTC facilities within the regional territory.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus up to $10,000.
• Flexible work-life balance schedule.
• Hybrid model combining in-person care and virtual charting.
• Company-provided Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, keyboard, case, stylus, and charger.
• Telos swag.
• Mileage reimbursement under the company travel policy.
• Occurrence-based malpractice insurance with $1 million/$3 million coverage.
• $1,000 annual reimbursement for CEU, DEA, and licensure expenses.
• Professional development support.
• 401(k) through Nationwide.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for eligible full-time employees.
• Voluntary benefits, including life and AD&D insurance, short-term disability, accident insurance, hospital indemnity coverage, critical illness coverage, and voluntary term or whole life insurance.
• PTO: 15 days during years 1–2, increasing with tenure.
• Six paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed