Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner BWFH

2410 Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization, Inc.; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 136,000 - 174,000; Full time

Job summary

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital, part of Mass General Brigham, seeks an Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner to join the Addiction Consult Team. The NP will conduct psychiatric assessments, develop comprehensive treatment plans, and provide education to patients with substance use disorders in a hospital setting.

The role emphasizes collaboration with physicians, nurses, social workers, and recovery coaches.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Nursing and NP licensure in MA.
• At least 2 years of experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
• Massachusetts NP license required; CARN-NP preferred or obtained within 18 months.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to psychiatric patients.
• Complete biopsychosocial and psychopharmacological evaluations on patients.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high-quality and timely documentation, including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

Skills

Psychiatric clinical practices

Psychiatric assessments

Discharge planning

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner license

Job description

Site: Brigham and Women's Physicians Organization, Inc. Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner BWFH Addiction Consult Team The envisioned schedule for this position is 9-6pm and has the ability to work 4 - 10 hour shifts. No weekends or holidays. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a licensed provider. This NP position works explicitly in a psychiatric setting, providing psychiatric assessments and establishing comprehensive plans that address a broad range of concerns for patients with psychiatric disorders. May perform additional duties, such as precepting a small group of learners.

Essential Functions

• Provides direct care, counseling, and teaching to psychiatric patients.
• Complete biopsychosocial and psychopharmalogical evaluations on patients.
• Performs complete histories and physical examinations.
• Orders, interprets, and evaluates appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
• Develops appropriate plans of care and follow-up based on the outcomes of diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
• Orders medications and writes prescriptions according to organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
• Consistently provides high-quality and timely documentation, including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries.
• Performs bedside procedures as are appropriate to the patient population.

This position provides expert clinical care to patients with substance use disorder on the hospital Addiction Consult Team. Addiction consultation in the hospital and Emergency Department setting includes providing rapid assessment, diagnostic clarification, withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy initiation, treatment planning, and linkage at discharge to ongoing addiction treatment. This position works within a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, resource specialists, and recovery coaches.

Qualifications

• Education Master's Degree Nursing required Licenses and Credentials Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner required CARN-NP preferred or obtained it in the first 18 months of employment.
• Experience 2 years of experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner required.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Solid understanding of psychiatric clinical practices. - Skilled in conducting psychiatric assessments/evaluations. - Ability to maintain quality control standards. - Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations. - Ability to interpret, adapt and apply guidelines and procedures. - Ability to communicate clearly and establish/maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff and the public.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital is a 249- bed non-profit, community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain directly across the street from the Arnold Arboretum. Founded in 1900, Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital offers comprehensive care in a wide variety of specialties. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a designated Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition that fewer than nine percent of all US hospitals receive. At Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, we believe that everyone should have the chance to live a healthy life. From creating breakthroughs that have paved the way for treatments around the globe to training the next generation of providers, our patients, and those we may never meet, are at the center of everything we do. If you’re looking for more than a career, join Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Our patients call it better care. Our employees call it home.

Remote Type

Onsite Work Location 1153 Centre Street Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Employee Type Regular Work Shift Day (United States of America) Pay Range $135720.00 - $173,867.20/Annual Grade 7

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