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

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Danvers (MA); Presencial; USD 76.000 - 102.000; A tiempo parcial

Descripción de la vacante

Beth Israel Lahey Health's Center for Healthy Aging is seeking a per diem Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to deliver geriatric mental health services at the Danvers outpatient center, with occasional coverage at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester.

The role emphasizes geriatric evaluations, psychopharmacology, caregiver education, and teamwork with a multidisciplinary geriatric team. Per diem schedule and MA licensure required.

Formación

• Experience in geriatric mental health and dementia care.
• Ability to manage behavioral health conditions with medications.
• Comfortable teaching patients and caregivers in managing illnesses.

Responsabilidades

• Provide geriatric psychiatric evaluations and medication management.
• Diagnose and treat behavioral health issues in older adults with comorbidities.
• Collaborate with LICSW team and other clinicians.

Conocimientos

Geriatric psychiatry

Psychopharmacology

Teamwork

Patient & caregiver teaching

Educación

Master’s in Nursing

PA program

Descripción del empleo

## Psychiatric APP (NP/PA) – Center for Healthy Aging / Geriatrics Per DiemApply: Beth Israel Lahey Health: Addison Gilbert Hospital: Part time: Posted Today: JR103094**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 per diem 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:** Per Diem **Pay Range:**$54.70 - $74.40The pay range listed for this position is the base hourly wage 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. Compensation may exceed the base hourly rate depending on shift differentials, call pay, premium pay, overtime pay, and other additional pay practices, as applicable to the position and in accordance with the 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.