Consulting Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant

Protocol Behavioral Health

Consulting Psychiatric NP/PA providing psychiatric support in oncology through a collaborative care model. Focusing on treatment planning and coordination in a telehealth environment.

Posted 6/26/2026contractRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Join weekly consultation meetings with behavioral health care managers reviewing the Collaborative Care Model patient registry.
Support the consulting psychiatrist in evaluating treatment plans and contributing to medication recommendations for oncology patients with psychiatric co-occurring conditions.
Provide direct psychiatric evaluation and treatment, including prescribing psychiatric medications, when indicated and within scope of practice.
Maintain working knowledge of interactions between psychiatric medications and common oncology treatments, under the guidance of the supervising psychiatrist.
Communicate treatment support and care coordination to oncology teams in alignment with Protocol’s clinical standards.
Evaluate psychiatric risk in the context of oncology care, including suicidal ideation, trauma responses, and the psychiatric impact of cancer diagnoses and treatment.
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team including behavioral health care managers, oncology providers, and outside psychiatric providers as needed.
Participate in initial and ongoing training required by Protocol.
Engage in ongoing supervision and department meetings as needed.
Maintain licensure in home state and obtain licensure in other states as requested by Protocol (licensure costs for licenses requested by Protocol will be covered).
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

An active, unrestricted license in at least one US state as one of the following, with preference for New York licensure:
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), or
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with demonstrated psychiatric training, experience, or certification (e.g., CAQ-Psychiatry or equivalent)
Ability to support a caseload of patients of different diagnoses, backgrounds and cultures, and with varying degrees of acuity.
Experience with patients in oncology and/or chronic or serious medical illness settings.
Experience supporting patients with suicidal ideation and/or trauma.
Comfort treating co-occurring psychiatric conditions including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, adjustment disorders, and ADHD in a medically complex population.
Ability to practice collaboratively within a supervised care model, with openness to clinical oversight and team-based decision making.
Strong communication skills and ability to respond to patient and team messages in a timely manner.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Licensure costs for licenses requested by Protocol will be covered.

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Hard Skills & Tools

psychiatric evaluationmedication prescribingtreatment planningpsychiatric trainingexperience with oncology patientssupporting patients with suicidal ideationtreating co-occurring psychiatric conditionsmanaging mood disordersmanaging anxiety disordersmanaging ADHD

Soft Skills

collaborative practicecommunication skillsteam-based decision makingcultural competencyopenness to clinical oversightability to support diverse caseloadstimely response to messagesengagement in supervisionparticipation in trainingadaptability

Certifications

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)Physician Assistant (PA-C)CAQ-Psychiatry