Psychiatric APP (NP/PA) – Center for Healthy Aging / Geriatrics

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Danvers (MA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 121,000; Part time

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health is seeking a part-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to support geriatric mental health care at the Danvers outpatient site, with occasional coverage at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. The role reports to the medical director/geriatric psychiatrist and Administrative Director for non-clinical issues.

The ideal candidate has experience with aging, geriatric medicine, and dementia, and will join a multidisciplinary team of clinicians

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Master’s Program in Nursing.
• Physician Assistant program completed.
• Current NP or PA license in the state of Massachusetts.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct geriatric patient mental health care services including comprehensive geriatric psych evaluations and psychopharm management.
• Diagnosis, treatment and medication management for behavioral health issues and dementia.
• Teach patients and caregivers how to manage illnesses and provide supportive care.
• Collaborate with LICSW team and other clinicians as a team player.
• Work with the geriatric population and contribute to the care plan.

Skills

Geriatric psychiatry

Mental health care

Psychopharmacology

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s in Nursing

Physician Assistant program

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

The Center for Healthy Aging provides experienced compassionate care for seniors aged 65 and over. The Center is a multi-disciplinary, outpatient clinic providing both geriatric medicine consults and geriatric behavioral health.

The Center for Healthy Aging is searching for a part‑time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team, primarily based at the Lahey Outpatient Center in Danvers with coverage as needed at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. The team includes a geriatrician, geriatric psychiatrist, adult psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers (LICSW), and clinical support team. The candidate will report to the medical director/ geriatric psychiatrist for clinical supervision; and will report to the Administrative Director for non-clinical issues. Ideal candidate has some experience with issues of aging and in geriatric medicine and geriatric syndromes including different forms of dementia.

What You Will Do

• 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.

Education

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

Certification/License

• Current NP or PA license in the state of Massachusetts

Schedule: 30 hours per week

Pay Range

$97,205.21 USD - $120,531.84 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.

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