Consultation-Liaison Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Core
Founding clinician for a hospital psychiatric consult service providing same-day assessments, crisis intervention, and medication management for patients with serious mental illness, bridging inpatient care with outpatient stabilization.
Role type
Senior IC Consultation-Liaison Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Builds
Hospital psychiatric consult service workflow and care pathways
Domain
Healthcare / Psychiatry / Emergency Medicine
Required skills
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification, crisis intervention, suicide risk assessment, medication management (including long-acting injectables and MAT), therapeutic psychotherapy, EHR documentation, stakeholder collaboration with hospital teams
Preferred skills
Autonomous practice designation, ANCC national certification, Medicare/Medicaid enrollment, Schedule II-VI prescribing authority
Technologies
EHR systems, PECOS, CAQH ProView
Responsibilities
Conduct same-day psychiatric consultations for patients based on requests from emergency, medical, and surgical teams; Perform rapid assessment, crisis intervention, and stabilization for patients in psychiatric crisis; Provide outpatient services for stabilization, medication management, and supportive psychotherapy; Establish and maintain working relationships with hospital departments and community partners
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC