Psychiatry APP – PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry – Skilled Nursing Facility

Position Overview

Telos Health Systems is seeking an experienced Psychiatry Advanced Practice Provider (APP) to provide psychiatric and behavioral health services to residents in Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) and Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) throughout the Asheville area. We are seeking a Physician Assistant (PA-C) with a Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Psychiatry (preferred) or significant experience in geriatric behavioral health.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for SNF and ALF residents
• Diagnose and manage psychiatric and behavioral health conditions
• Develop individualized treatment plans
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications
• Monitor medication effectiveness and side effects
• Complete routine psychiatric follow-up visits
• Evaluate residents experiencing acute changes in mood, behavior, cognition, or mental status
• Participate in behavioral health care planning and interdisciplinary team meetings
• Collaborate with primary care providers, medical directors, nursing staff, therapists, and social workers
• Support facilities in reducing unnecessary psychiatric hospitalizations
• Complete timely documentation and accurate CPT coding
• Participate in advance care planning discussions as appropriate
• Cook up referrals to specialty behavioral health services when indicated

Qualifications

• Required: Active, unrestricted North Carolina Physician Assistant (PA-C) license
• Required: Current NCCPA certification
• Required: Master's degree from an accredited Physician Assistant program
• Required: Current DEA registration
• Required: Strong clinical assessment and communication skills
• Preferred: Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Psychiatry
• Preferred: Experience in geriatric psychiatry
• Preferred: Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF), Assisted Living (ALF), or long-term care experience
• Preferred: Behavioral health or psychiatric practice experience
• Preferred: Knowledge of dementia-related behavioral disturbances and psychopharmacology

Benefits & Perks

• Flexible scheduling
• Competitive pay-per-encounter compensation
• W-2 employment
• Hybrid work model with virtual charting
• Collaborative interdisciplinary care teams
• Strong administrative support
• Opportunity to positively impact an underserved geriatric population
• Full-Time Benefits (Available to employees working 30+ hours per week following the eligibility period.)
• Health & Retirement 401(k) through Nationwide
• Medical insurance (Blue Cross Blue Shield)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Voluntary Benefits
• Life & AD&D Insurance
• Short-Term Disability
• Accident Insurance
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness Coverage
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off 15 days PTO during years one and two
• Increased PTO with tenure
• Six paid holidays