APP - PMHNP Inpatient Consult Liaison (Experience Required)

Benefis is one of Montana’s largest and premier health systems, and we are committed to providing excellent care for all, healing body, mind, and spirit. At Benefis, we work hard to support our employees in every aspect of their careers by offering outstanding benefits and compensation, state-of-the-art facilities, and multiple growth opportunities. The only thing missing is you!

• Benefis Health System is seeking an inpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join our dedicated team of behavioral health providers in Great Falls, Montana.

• Full Time, 122 shifts annually offering a block schedule of  5 days on (M-F), 7 days off, 2 days on (Sat-Sun), 7 days off

• Working days are typically providing onsite services in addition to  24 hour call responsibilities

  • Onsite services include playing an integral role on our consult-liaison team, providing care to patients on our inpatient behavioral health unit and medical floors, consulting with hospitalists and ER physicians, and taking calls for admissions from our ER and surrounding area hospitals

  • Common consults include those for capacity, delirium, behavioral disturbances associated with dementia, as well as depression and anxiety (often in the context of suicidal ideation or recent overdose)

  • Overnight call is from home with access to EMR and does not usually involve coming in to the hospital

• Opportunity to work in additional areas during “off” days if desired

• Mentorship and oversight provided by experienced inpatient Psychiatrist who is onsite

This is a great opportunity to work with a dedicated multi-specialty group of behavioral health clinicians (Psychiatry, Psychology and Counseling) providing consultative, therapeutic and psychiatric services at an organization focused on providing the best mental health care to our patients in need. Our current provider team consists of: 2 Inpatient PMHNP (hiring 1  additional), 1 Inpatient Adult Psychiatrist, 1 Outpatient Adult Psychiatrist, 1 Outpatient Geriatric Psychiatrist, 2 additional PMHNPs with outpatient clinics, 2 Adult Psychologists, 1 Rehab Psychologist and 2 Adult Neuropsychologists. We also have a Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, a Pediatric Neuropsychologist and a Pediatric Psychologist integrated in our Women’s and Children’s Center. In addition to our mental health providers, we also have a great team of inpatient and outpatient counselors, including 4 on our consult-liaison team, who see patients in the ER and on inpatient medical floors, performing initial psych and substance abuse evaluations and providing community resources and therapy

Why we stand out

• Stand alone, financially stable, not-for-profit health system led by a CEO with a 20 year tenure
• Over 400 employed providers on medical staff
• Regional tertiary center with robust specialty support including neurosurgery, pulmonology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, advanced gastroenterology, cardiothoracic, and more!
• Patient focused, quality community and regional medical care
• Epic electronic medical record and good clinical support staffing structures

How we support you

• Full time is considered to be 122 shifts annually working the schedule above and pay is based on experience
• Nationally competitive shift-based compensation structures with additional performance compensation bonuses
• Relocation assistance
• Annual $5,000 CME $1,000 license/dues
• 5-7% retirement match
• Paid malpractice tail
• Provider wellness programs focused on personal and professional development
• Monthly meetings with highest-level physician and administrative leadership to bring ideas forward and solve issues

Community Information: Great Falls is known as Montana’s base camp for art and adventure with a city population of 70,000, and a draw of over 275,000 people in north central Montana. We have four genuine seasons, experience mild winters and enjoy blue skies over 300 days per year. Great Falls is a wonderful and safe place to raise a family, with nationally ranked public schools, endless activities, two accredited colleges, a brand-new nursing school, a biomedical rural health research institute, and a new not-for-profit medical school, TouroCOM Montana. Additionally, the Missouri River, a blue-ribbon fly-fishing destination, runs through the middle of our community with over 60 miles of paved recreational trails. Our local outdoor activities include camping, backpacking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, water and snow skiing, rock and ice climbing, boating, paddle boarding, kayaking, off-road motor sports, and hunting making our quality of life unrivaled in the Rocky Mountain West. Additionally, in 2023, Montana was named #1 state in the nation to practice medicine by WalletHub and in 2020, Great Falls ranked #10 for best cities to practice in after the pandemic by Business Insider.

Benefis Health System is one of Montana’s largest tertiary centers holding a level II trauma designation.  We are proud to be a standalone, financially stable community health system with strong, dedicated leadership focused on providing the best patient care in Montana, in addition to being awarded Becker’s “Best Places To Work in Healthcare” for 7 years.  Benefis covers ¼ of the state’s land mass, an area comparable in size to Kansas and can provide advanced care for everything except for burns and organ transplants. We offer great specialty support including neurosurgery, cardiothoracic and vascular, advanced gastroenterology, a regional cancer institute and a state-of-the-art emergency trauma department with a dedicated air ambulance program, including fixed and rotor wing. 

Visit our website  https://www.benefis.org  for more information

Submit your CV today to learn more, EricaMartin@benefis.org or ProviderCareers@benefis.org

Salary : $5,000