Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner Part Time BWFH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•$135,720 - $173,867•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner is a licensed provider working in a psychiatric setting and providing assessments and comprehensive care plans for patients with psychiatric disorders. This role provides expert clinical care to patients with substance use disorder on the hospital Addiction Consult Team. In hospital and Emergency Department settings, the team provides rapid assessment, diagnostic clarification, withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy initiation, treatment planning, and linkage to ongoing addiction treatment at discharge. The NP works with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, resource specialists, and recovery coaches. The role may also include precepting a small group of learners. This is a part-time, 20-hour-per-week position consisting of two 10-hour days, scheduled between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. There are no weekends or holidays. The position is onsite at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre Street.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing.
Massachusetts Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license and credentials.
At least 2 years of Nurse Practitioner experience.
Candidates must have CARN-NP certification or be willing to obtain it within the first 18 months of employment.
Skill in taking medical histories, assessing medical conditions, and interpreting findings.
Ability to maintain quality control standards.
Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.
Ability to interpret, adapt, and apply guidelines and procedures.
Ability to communicate clearly and establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, medical staff, and the public.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct care, counseling, and teaching to psychiatric patients.
Complete biopsychosocial and psychopharmacological evaluations.
Perform complete histories and physical examinations.
Order, interpret, and evaluate appropriate laboratory and diagnostic tests.
Develop plans of care and follow-up based on diagnostic, laboratory, and physical examination findings.
Order medications and write prescriptions in accordance with organizational and regulatory policies and procedures.
Provide high-quality, timely documentation, including admission and progress notes, procedure notes, operative notes, and discharge summaries.
Perform bedside procedures appropriate to the patient population.
Provide rapid assessment and diagnostic clarification for patients with substance use disorder in hospital and Emergency Department settings.
Provide withdrawal management and initiate pharmacotherapy.
Develop treatment plans and link patients to ongoing addiction treatment at discharge.
Work as part of a team of physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, resource specialists, and recovery coaches.
May precept a small group of learners.