Geriatric Psychiatry NP/PA — Per Diem, Aging Care Impact

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Danvers (MA); Vor Ort; USD 75.000 - 102.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Beth Israel Lahey Health’s Center for Healthy Aging seeks a per diem Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic team based mainly at the Lahey Outpatient Center in Danvers, with occasional coverage at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.

The ideal candidate will have experience with aging and geriatric medicine, provide comprehensive geriatric psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacology management, and collaborate closely with our LICSW team and geriatric

Qualifikationen

• Graduate of a Master's Program in Nursing.
• Physician Assistant program.

Aufgaben

• Provide direct geriatric patient mental health care services including comprehensive geriatric psych evaluations and psychopharm management.
• Diagnosis, treatment and medication management for treatment of patients with behavioral health issues and comorbid issues including dementia.
• Teaching patients and their caregivers how to manage illnesses and provide supportive care.
• Must be comfortable and enjoy working with behavioral health patients and the geriatric population and be a team player.
• Work closely with the LICSW team who do the initial behavioral health intakes and are often following patients in individual therapy.

Kenntnisse

Geriatric mental health

Psychiatric evaluations

Psychopharmacology management

Caregiver education

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Master's in Nursing

PA program

Jobbeschreibung

Beth Israel Lahey Health’s Center for Healthy Aging seeks a per diem Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our dynamic team based mainly at the Lahey Outpatient Center in Danvers, with occasional coverage at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.

The ideal candidate will have experience with aging and geriatric medicine, provide comprehensive geriatric psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacology management, and collaborate closely with our LICSW team and geriatric