Psychiatry Consult Liaison Service

Overview

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Join Southcoast Health, where your future is as promising as the care we provide. Our commitment to each other, our patients, and our community is more than a mission - it’s our way of life, and you’ll be at the heart of it. 

Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, health system with multiple hospitals, clinics and facilities throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.  

Nestled in local communities, Southcoast Health provides inclusive, ethical workplaces where our highly skilled caregivers offer world-class, comprehensive healthcare close to home. 

Find out for yourself why Southcoast Health has been voted ‘Best Place to Work’ for 7 years in a row! 

We are searching for a talented Advanced Practitioner for Inpatient Clinical Cardiac.

Hours:  40 hours:  10A - 6P

Shift:   Day/Evening:  Weekends & holidays optional

Location:  St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, MA

A career at Southcoast Health offers you: 

• A culture of well-being that embraces, respects, and celebrates the rich diversity of one another and the communities we serve 

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package 

• Generous Earned Time Off Package** 

• Employee Wellbeing Program 

• 403B Retirement Plan with company match 

• Tuition assistance / Federal Loan Forgiveness programs 

• Professional growth opportunities and customized leadership training 

**Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours. 

Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

Responsibilities

• Position reports to the Physician-in-Chief of Psychiatry, receiving oversight and supervision from a psychiatrist.
• Perform diversified consultation-liaison, inpatient & emergency department services as directed, and in support of Southcoast Department of Psychiatry and Southcoast Physician Group, under the rules and regulations of Massachusetts governing Nurse Practitioner practice.
• Participate in quality improvement endeavors as indicated, and assure adequate, timely, appropriate medical record documentation and billing.
• Provide evidence-based inpatient consultation/liaison, emergency department consultations and follow-up under the supervision of the individually assigned Psychiatrist, at St. Luke’s Hospital as directed by the Chief of Psychiatry.
• Engage, collaborate, advocate with/for patients with behavioral health needs.
• Chart completely and accurately in accordance with all billing regulations.  Other documentation as requested.
• Support and/or coordinate disposition or enlisting appropriate staff to do so, under direction of Psychiatrist.
• Participate in continuing medical education to maintain and enhance knowledge in consultation liaison psychiatry.
• May participate in research or quality improvement project or in-service lectures regarding behavioral health.
• Participate in departmental and hospital committees as needed by the department.

Qualifications

• Experience in adult behavioral health population, appreciating specific interest or experience in substance use disorders and/or Geriatrics.
• Demonstrated standards of excellence, respect, communication, courtesy, enthusiasm, initiative and teamwork with the ability to develop complex patient management recommendations in consultation with attending Psychiatrist - is required.
• Minimum of one year of clinical experience in a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant capacity required.
• Current Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, PMHNP or Physician Assistant license is required.

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