Telemedicine & Behavioral Health Provider; NP/PA/PMHNP; Skilled Nursing & Post Acute Care
Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, 41011, USA
Listed on 2026-09-16
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Nursing
Mental Health Nurse, Psychiatric Care & Support, Nurse Practitioner, Healthcare Nursing
Skilled Nursing Facility & Post-Acute Care – Telemedicine & Behavioral Health Provider (NP/PA/PMHNP)
Position Overview
We are building a collaborative team of Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners passionate about delivering high-quality telemedicine care to skilled nursing and post-acute patients. This role combines acute and routine medical care with behavioral health support, including a portion of encounters focused on common psychiatric and behavioral concerns. This position is ideal for clinicians who enjoy clinical decision-making, autonomy, and meaningful collaboration with bedside nursing teams while helping support safe treat-in-place care and appropriate escalation when needed.
Providers care for a geriatric and post-acute population with varying degrees of medical, cognitive, and psychiatric complexity. Clinicians are supported by structured protocols, comprehensive onboarding, ongoing mentorship, and a team-oriented telemedicine environment. Whether you are an experienced clinician or a motivated newer provider interested in post-acute and behavioral health care, we are committed to providing the training and support needed to succeed in a telemedicine environment.
Scope & Patient Population
- Respond to urgent and acute calls from skilled nursing facilities.
- Complete scheduled medical and behavioral health follow-up visits, including regulatory visits, medication monitoring, GDR-related follow-up, and other routine reevaluation needs.
- Evaluate and manage common SNF medical concerns via telemedicine.
- Evaluate common psychiatric, behavioral, and cognitive concerns within scope of practice.
- Assess changes in mood, anxiety, sleep, cognition, behavior, and mental status.
- Provide clinical recommendations, treatment plans, and escalation guidance.
- Determine when emergency transfer or a higher level of medical or psychiatric care is appropriate.
- Provide temporary medical and behavioral health coverage during planned or unexpected provider absences and other coverage gaps across Telos facilities.
- Collaborate with nursing staff, facility providers, psychiatry/behavioral health clinicians, and telehealth leadership.
- Document encounters accurately and efficiently within the EHR.
- Follow established clinical protocols and workflows while utilizing independent clinical judgment.
- Participate in onboarding, training, and occasional team meetings.
- Altered mental status and delirium.
- Depression and anxiety symptoms.
- Behavioral changes, agitation, and sleep disturbances.
- Cognitive impairment and dementia-related concerns.
- Medication-related psychiatric or behavioral concerns.
- Safety assessments and identification of symptoms requiring psychiatric escalation.
- Fever and infection concerns.
- Respiratory symptoms.
- Falls and injury assessment.
- Hypertension and acute vital sign abnormalities.
- Dehydration and poor oral intake.
- Chest pain and cardiovascular concerns.
- Urinary symptoms and possible UTI evaluation.
- Part-time.
- Fully remote, work-from-home.
- Day and nighttime opportunities.
- Flexible scheduling.
- Comprehensive paid onboarding covering telemedicine workflows, acute SNF management, behavioral health assessment, triage, and clinical decision-making.
- Flexible patient volume expectations as the service line continues to grow.
- Streamlined, user-friendly EMR system.
- Dedicated operational and scheduling support.
- Strong collaboration and supportive clinical leadership.
- Access to mentorship and clinical consultation when needed.
- High-autonomy clinical environment with protocol-driven support.
- Opportunity to help shape and grow an expanding telemedicine and behavioral health service line.
- Multiple-state credentialing reimbursement.
- Ability to practice across multiple states via telehealth.
- Technology equipment provided for home office setup.
- Active, unencumbered Nurse Practitioner (APRN/APN), Physician Assistant (PA-C), or Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) license.
- Current DEA registration.
- Active license and DEA registration in at least one of the following states, with willingness to quickly obtain additional licenses as needed:
- Kentucky
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Florida
- North Carolina
- Master's degree or higher from an accredited Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant program.
- Strong communication and clinical decision-making skills.
- Ability to work effectively and independently in a fast-paced telemedicine environment.
- Comfort evaluating and…
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