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

Beth Israel Lahey Health; Danvers (MN); On-site; USD 75,000 - 102,000; Part time

Job summary

The Center for Healthy Aging at Beth Israel Lahey Health seeks a per diem Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join the team, primarily based in Danvers with occasional coverage at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. The role focuses on geriatric mental health, including comprehensive evaluations and psychopharmacology, reporting to the medical director/geriatric psychiatrist.

Licensed NP or PA in Massachusetts is required; Master’s in Nursing or PA program completion is

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct geriatric patient mental health services including comprehensive geriatric psyche evaluations and psychopharm management.
• Diagnosis, treatment and medication management for behavioral health issues and comorbid 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

Master’s Program 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 seniorsaged65 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 Assistantto 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 themedical director/ geriatricpsychiatristfor clinicalsupervision;and will report to the Administrative Director for non-clinical issues. Ideal candidate has some experiencewith issues of aging andin geriatric medicine and geriatric syndromesincluding different forms of dementia.

What you will do:

• Provide directgeriatric patientmental healthcareservices including comprehensive geriatricpsychevaluationsandpsychopharmmanagement.

• Diagnosis,treatmentand medication managementfortreatment of patientswithbehavioral health issues and comorbid issuesincludingdementia.

• Teaching patients and their caregivers how to manageillnessesand provide supportive care.

• Must be comfortable and enjoy workingwithbehavioral health patients and thegeriatricpopulationandbe a team player.

• Work closely with the LICSW team who do theinitialbehavioral health intakesand areoftenfollowingpatients in individual therapy.

Education:

• Graduate of aMaster’sProgram in Nursing

• Physician Assistant program

Certification/License:

• Current NPor PAlicense in the state of Massachusetts

Schedule: Per Diem

Pay Range:

$54.70 - $74.40

The 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, geographyof 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.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients’ lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

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