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Warwick, Rhode Island

Per Diem Consultation-Liaison Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Weekends - Warwick, RI

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsPer Diem Full Practice Authority

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Job Description

Care New England is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join our Consultation-Liaison team at Kent Hospital in Warwick, RI. This is an excellent opportunity to practice in a collaborative, hospital-based environment providing psychiatric consultation services to patients in the emergency department and inpatient medical units.

  • Per diem weekend coverage and occasional Day coverage
  • 100% inpatient consultation-liaison psychiatry.
  • Perform psychiatric consultations and follow-up evaluations for patients in the emergency department and hospital units.

Epic Utilized System Wide

Practice in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment at one of Rhode Island's leading community teaching hospitals.

1+ years of experience in inpatient psychiatry, consultation-liaison psychiatry, or emergency psychiatry preferred.

For a detailed and confidential conversation regarding this opportunity please contact Nicole Murray, Physician and Advanced Practice Recruiter at Nmurray@CareNE.org

Kent Hospital, the second largest hospital ( 359 Beds) in Rhode Island and a Designated Baby-Friendly® USA hospital, provides the spectrum of primary and acute care services, including cardiology enhanced by a clinical affiliation with Brigham and Women’s Hospital; a MBSAQIP-Accredited Comprehensive weight loss surgery center; Emergency Department with rapid assessment; the Breast Health Center at Kent, a collaboration with Women & Infants Hospital; The Spaulding Rehabilitation Center at Kent, offering inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation; the state’s only 24-hour emergency hyperbaric oxygen facility; a CARF-accredited stroke center; and an ambulatory surgery center.

Requirements

  • Graduate of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program.
  • Certified by ANCC or AANPCB.
  • Active Rhode Island APRN, RN, CSR, and DEA license or eligible.

About Us

Care New England Health System (CNE) and its member institutions, Butler Hospital, Women & Infants Hospital, Kent Hospital, VNA of Care New England, Integra, The Providence Center, and Care New England Medical Group, is a trusted, integrated health care organization that fuels the latest advances in medical research, attracts the nation’s top specialty-trained doctors, hones renowned services and innovative programs, and engages in the important discussions people need to have about their health and end-of-life wishes. Care New England is helping to transform the future of health care, providing a leading voice in the ongoing effort to ensure the health of the individuals and communities we serve.

EEO Statements

Americans with Disability Act Statement: External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled must be able to perform the essential job-specific functions either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation, to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.

EEOC Statement: Care New England is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status

Ethics Statement: Employee conducts himself/herself consistent with the ethical standards of the organization including, but not limited to hospital policy, mission, vision, and values.

Key Responsibilities

The PMHNP will provide psychiatric consultation services to patients in the emergency department and inpatient medical units. Responsibilities include performing psychiatric consultations and follow-up evaluations within a collaborative, multidisciplinary hospital environment.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient EvaluationClinical AssessmentMultidisciplinary CollaborationEpic EMRCrisis Intervention

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 54% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.2% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Rhode Island is 102.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 63.1% of Rhode Island clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • Includes weekends

Living in Warwick

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$435k
Typical market rent
$2,182/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
101.8
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.