Hybrid APP- Behavioral Health- Charlotte, NC

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 experienced APPs to discover all that we can do when we bring healing hearts, inquisitive minds and progressive visionaries together in our Behavioral Health team in Charlotte, NC

 

Atrium Health Charlotte is looking for an experienced full-time advanced practice provider (APP) specialized in psychiatry to provide quality mental health services to the patients in the Charlotte and surrounding community. This position is occupied by board certified psychiatric nurse practitioners (PMHNP-BC) and/or physician assistants (PA) who are specifically trained and proficient in the provision of psychiatric services under the direct supervision of psychiatrists working for the Atrium Health Psychiatry Service Line. The provider in this position will perform in person psychiatric and/or telepsych  evaluations and medication management for adult patients throughout the lifespan. The APP is responsible for evaluating, stabilizing, and treating patients with acute and chronic mental health and substance use disorders. This may include, but is not limited to, patients experiencing severe episodes related to depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and withdrawal from drugs and alcohol.   

Position Description:

• Inpatient/Virtual 
• Full time 7on/off
• Weekends and Holidays Required. No call. 
• Teaching opportunities with residents and/or APP Fellows
• Eligible for excess shift pay, moonlighting pay, PTO, and Performance Incentive Bonuses up to 5% 
• Telepsychiatry 
• $2500/40 hours of CME

 

 

Position Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited NP or PA program. Current license to practice as a NP or PA in North Carolina. Current prescriptive privileges and DEA license required. BLS for healthcare provider from AHA required. 
• Nurse practitioners are required to have a master’s degree or doctorate in nursing practice. Certification as psychiatric NP from a nationally recognized certifying body required. 
• Physician Assistants with certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants preferred. Current or pending CAQ certification preferred. 
• +1 years of experience preferred 
• Demonstrates appropriate critical thinking and interpersonal skills. Able to evaluate, assess, and monitor other co-morbid medical conditions secondary to mental illness in consultation with medical attending. 
• NC/SC Licensure 

When you join Atrium Health, you will be welcomed into an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine, elevate hope and advance healing—for all.