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

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

Job summary

Beth Israel Lahey Health Center for Healthy Aging seeks a part-time Psychiatric NP or PA to provide geriatric mental health care at the Danvers outpatient center, with coverage at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. Reports to geriatric psychiatrist and medical director; LICSW collaboration common.

Ideal candidate has geriatric experience and dementia knowledge; 30 hours weekly, MA license required. Competitive salary and benefits apply.

Qualifications

• Experience with aging and geriatric medicine preferred.
• Experience with dementia care.
• Licensed NP or PA in Massachusetts.

Responsibilities

• Provide geriatric mental health care including evaluations and psychopharmacology management.
• Diagnose and treat behavioral health issues and dementia.
• Educate patients and caregivers on illness management.
• Collaborate with LICSW team and other providers.
• Be a collaborative team member serving the geriatric population.

Skills

Geriatric mental health

Psychopharmacology

Team collaboration

Caregiver education

Dementia care

Education

Master's in Nursing/PA

Job description

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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