Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner CONSULTATION-LIAISON

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly qualified and well-trained Nurse Practitioner to join the Department of Psychiatry at Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) within the Division of Inpatient Psychiatry at the Behavioral Health Center in Valhalla New York in a Consultation-Liaison role. This Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is an advanced practice nurse who provides expert psychiatric evaluation diagnosis and management for adult patients admitted to acute medical surgical and intensive care units. Working as a core member of an interdisciplinary C-L psychiatry team the PMHNP serves as the critical bridge between physical and mental health care. This role focuses on optimizing patient outcomes by treating acute psychiatric symptoms managing behavioral disturbances complicating medical care and advising primary medical teams on complex psychopharmacology. The ideal candidate will have a track record of clinical accomplishments in the treatment of patients with serious mental illness and will provide services to adults including triage diagnostic evaluations follow-up care prescribing and individual counseling and group treatment as part of a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities also include reviewing patients medication records to determine the appropriateness of the existing medication regimen.

This is an employed position through WMC Advanced Physician Services which is a subsidiary professional corporation of WMCHealth. Benefits are comprehensive and include (minimum work hours apply):

• Paid vacation time CME and malpractice insurance.
• An academic appointment to New York Medical College if appropriate.
• Collaboration with and support of an integrated team of Behavioral Health professionals.

Training & Licensing:

Applicants must have a Masters degree in Nursing Nurse Practitioner certification in Psychiatry and a valid New York State license as a Nurse Practitioner.

Facility Information:

WMCHealth has been a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral health services for the Hudson Valley for more than 90 years. We offer a full spectrum of inpatient outpatient community and emergency care for individuals and families. World-renowned medical services provided by Westchester Medical Center Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital and Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley (HAHV) combined with strong clinical leadership from the Department of Psychiatry at New York Medical College keep WMCHealth at the forefront of meeting the needs of those affected by mental illness and substance abuse. For more information visit.

The WMCHealth Behavioral Health Center (BHC) is a freestanding facility operating a 97-bed inpatient psychiatric program for children adolescents and adults as well as comprehensive outpatient mental health addition to receiving patients directly from WMCs Emergency Medical Services Department BHC is also a major transfer center for patients requiring psychiatric hospitalization from across the Lower Hudson Valley.

WMC Advanced Physician Services PC (APS) employs doctors and mid-level clinicians working in WMCHealths hospital-based and community-based clinical programs including at Mid-Hudson Regional.

Community Information:

Westchester County features a diversity of urban suburban and rural areas. The County links the New York City metropolitan to the Lower Hudson Valley a region surrounded by beautiful mountains and offering an abundance of outdoor activities for residents and visitors alike. Designated as a National Heritage Area the valley is steeped in history natural beauty culture and a burgeoning food and farmers market scene. The Hudson Valley also boasts excellent public and private schools with a vibrant higher education culture as the home to several notable institutions such as Vassar College Marist College SUNY New Paltz Bard College and the Culinary Institute of America among others.

About WMCHealth:

WMCHealth is a 1700-bed healthcare system headquartered in Valhalla New York with ten hospitals on eight campuses spanning 6200 square miles of the Hudson Valley. WMCHealth employs more than 12000 people and has nearly 3000 attending physicians. From Level 1 Level 2 and Pediatric Trauma Centers the regions only acute care childrens hospital an academic medical center several community hospitals dozens of specialized institutes and centers skilled nursing assisted living facilities homecare services and one of the largest mental health systems in New York State today WMCHealth is the pre-eminent provider of integrated healthcare in the Hudson Valley.

How to Apply:

For more information about this opportunity contact Jasmine Campos Advanced Clinical Recruiter for WMCHealth at or by email at