Advanced Practice - Psychiatry opening in Brighton, MA
Saint Louis, MO, United States

Job Summary

Occupation Physician Assistant
Specialty Psychiatric-Mental Health
Degree Required MPAS/MHS/MMSc/MPH
Position Type Full-Time
Work Environment Hospital Clinic/Private Practice
Location Brighton, Massachusetts, United States
Visa Sponsorship No

Job Description

Last Update: 10/29/24
Psychiatric NP opening outside of Boston Located in Brighton, MA; Boston 10m Full Time; Permanent Employed Job Requirements: - Masters degree as psychiatric/mental health Clinical Nurse Specialist or Nurse Practitioner or ANCC certification as NP with more than 5 years in psychiatric experience and prescribing psychotropics. - License to practice in the Commonwealth of MA as a Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice Nurse with prescribing authority. - ANCC certification as a Psychiatric/Mental Health NP or CNS. - 2-5 years of experience in an advanced practice role with prescriptive practice. - Minimum of 1 year elder experience. - Evidence of competence in evaluation and treatment of older adults, including psychopharmacology, psychotherapy, crisis evaluations and consultation to caregivers. Responsibilities - Provides behavioral health consultation and support to the Interdisciplinary Team to increase the ability of team members to integrate psychiatric concepts/skills into the delivery of care. - Participates in Behavioral Health program projects to enhance clinical practice, teamwork and program development. - Covers for Behavioral Health colleagues when needed. - Ability to pass a fit test. Position requires mask where seal is critical. Incumbent is required to not have facial hair that interferes with a tight seal of the respirator. - Performs psychiatric evaluations and provides psychopharmacology management with psychotherapeutic support to clients, as well as individual and group psychotherapy in selected situations, and provides behavioral health consultation to other disciplines. - Acts as a role model for professional relationships, effective communication and teamwork. - Performs routine and urgent psychiatric evaluations. - Develops clinically appropriate behavioral health treatment plans. - Implements evidence based and best practice psychiatric interventions. - Monitors clients response to psychotropic medications and other interventions and adjusts plans, as necessary. - Documents interventions, medication plans and rationale/response in the EHR. - Other duties as required.