Psych Nurse Practitioner - Consult-Liaison Services

Name Northside Hospital Duluth
Location US-GA-Duluth
Category
Behavioral Health
Job Locations
US-GA-Duluth
Position Type
Full - Time
ID
2024-78745
Postal Code
30096
Address
3620 Howell Ferry Road
Shift
Day
Work Hours
8a-4:30p

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

The Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for performing history and physical examinations and carrying out appropriate intervention/procedures as determined by the plan of care. Coordinates care of assigned patients according to Northside Hospital established Standards of Care in order to provide and promote the best interests of the health and well being of patients.

 

This position is a consultation/liaison psychiatry role, covering the floors and the emergency department.  This requires a fundamental knowledge of the interface between medical issues and psychiatric symptoms, an ability to perform a psychiatric evaluation, formulate a comprehensive treatment plan, order appropriate psychotropic medications, and communicate findings/recommendations with other medical teams.  

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

  • Master’s Degree in Nursing.
  • Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Georgia.
  • Current licensure as a Registered Advanced Practice in the State of Georgia.

PREFERRED:

  • Experience performing consultation/liaison psychiatry
  • 1 year post-Masters experience working as a nurse practitioner (would be ideal to have 2 years post)

Work Hours:

8a-4:30p

Weekend Requirements:

No

On-Call Requirements:

No

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