Psychiatric Advanced Practice Provider

Job Description

Nash Hospitals in Rocky Mount, NC is seeking a Psychiatric Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner to provide inpatient and clinic-based services to the residents of eastern North Carolina.

Nash Health Care primarily services a six-county area including Nash, Edgecombe, Franklin, Wilson, Warren and Halifax counties, but draws patients from well beyond these areas as well.

Nash Health Care boasts a diverse and growing medical staff of approximately 170 physicians including general surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, family medicine specialists, neurosurgeons, internists, gastroenterologists, plastic surgeons, cardiologists, nephrologists, urologists, gynecologists and more.

Service Specifics
Analyze and evaluate patient data and test or examination findings to diagnose nature and extent of mental disorder.
Prescribe, direct, and administer psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders.
Collaborate with physicians, psychologists, social workers, psychiatric nurses, or other professionals to discuss treatment plans and progress.
Gather and maintain patient information and records, including social and medical history obtained from patients, relatives, and other professionals.
Counsel outpatients and other patients during office visits.
Design individualized care plans, using a variety of treatments.
Requirements
Bachelors Nursing or Physician Assistant or Masters Nursing/Physician Assistant
Graduation from an accredited Physician Assistant program or graduation from an accredited Nurse Practitioner program

Required Certifications, Licensures and Registrations
Nurse Practitioner North Carolina Board of Nursing Required
Physician Assistant North Carolina Medical Board Required
BLS American Heart Association Required
ACLS American Heart Association Required

Additional Information
Competitive salary
Sign on bonus, paid CME days & fund reimbursement, and paid annual leave (vacation)
Matching 401(k)

About the Community
Rocky Mount was awarded status as an All-American city in 1999 and has been named the 21st most desirable city in the United States in which to live. Rocky Mount is located in beautiful eastern North Carolina at the junction of two national highways Interstate 95 and US 64. It is serviced by Rocky Mount-Wilson airport located 6.5 miles west of the Rocky Mount city limits on Highway 97.

Residents enjoy convenient access to Atlantic coast beaches (120 miles) as well as the ski slopes (190 miles). Rocky Mounts more than 60,000 residents benefit from one of the lowest cost of living indices in the country. Home of North Carolina Wesleyan College, Rocky Mount is within 80 miles of Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. North Carolina State University and East Carolina University are within 55 miles.

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