APP (NP/PA) - Neurology - Cognitive and Movement

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Burlington (MA); On-site; USD 133,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health’s Neurology Team is seeking a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the Cognitive and Movement Neurology service at Lahey Clinic. The role focuses on outpatient care, supervision of DBS programming, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team in an academic clinical setting.

The position offers opportunities for procedural training, ongoing mentorship, and involvement in teaching and clinical research within a world-class environment.

Qualifications

• Valid state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA).
• Exceptional interpersonal communication and strong clinical decision-making in neurology.
• Commitment to family-centered care and continuous professional development.
• Active involvement in teaching initiatives and quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage outpatient follow-up care for cognitive and movement neurology patients.
• Evaluate and diagnose new patients as experience grows within cognitive and movement subspecialties.
• Receive hands-on procedural training (Botox, peripheral nerve blocks, lumbar punctures) and DBS programming.
• Practice semi-autonomously under physician guidance in a collegial environment.

Skills

NP/PA licensure

Collaborative care

Interpersonal communication

Neurology decision-making

Job description

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Job Description

Are you an Advanced Practice Provider looking to expand your clinical expertise in a collaborative, world-class academic environment? The Neurology Team at Lahey Clinic is currently seeking a dedicated Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our rapidly growing Cognitive and Movement Neurology service. Below are the details of this exciting opportunity:

Program Overview & Team Structure

• Cognitive, Memory & Behavioral Program: Comprises 2 MDs, 2 APPs, and 2 PhDs, specializing in advanced neurological and memory disorders.
• Movement Program: Comprises of 4 MDs, 2 APPs specializing in Parkinson’s, Dystonia, Ataxia and other movement disorders. We have a very active DBS program.
• Collaborative Network: Routine cross-specialty coordination with Neuroradiology, Neurosurgery, Neuropsychology, and Psychiatry to deliver comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and treatment plans.
• Academic & Clinical Research: Active involvement in ongoing clinical trials focusing on headache management and cognitive neurology therapeutics.

Clinical Responsibilities & Growth

• Core Patient Care: Manage outpatient follow-up care for established cognitive and movement neurology patients.
• New Patient Evaluations: Progress to evaluating and diagnosing new patients within the cognitive and movement subspecialties as clinical experience grows.
• Procedural Training: Receive hands-on procedural training in outpatient interventions, including Botox administration, peripheral nerve blocks, and lumbar punctures. Also training in DBS programming.
• Autonomy & Mentorship: Practice semi-autonomously under direct physician guidance within a collegial, collaborative, and respectful environment.

Candidate Qualifications & Benefits

• Required Credentials: Valid state licensure as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA).
• Core Competencies: Exceptional interpersonal communication skills, strong clinical decision-making capabilities, and a commitment to family-centered care.
• Professional Development: Built-in formal orientation, ongoing mentorship, and opportunities to participate in teaching initiatives and quality improvement projects.

Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy).

Pay Range

$133,120.00 USD - $215,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

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