Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner BWFH

Mass General Brigham•Jamaica Plain, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner works on the hospital Addiction Consult Team, providing expert clinical care to patients with substance use disorder in hospital and Emergency Department settings. Addiction consultation includes rapid assessment, diagnostic clarification, withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy initiation, treatment planning, and linkage at discharge to ongoing addiction treatment. The NP works with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, resource specialists, and recovery coaches. The role provides psychiatric assessments and develops comprehensive plans for patients with psychiatric disorders. It includes direct patient care, counseling, teaching, and may include precepting a small group of learners. The position is onsite at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital in Jamaica Plain. The envisioned schedule is 9 a.m.–6 p.m., with the option to work four 10-hour shifts. Weekends and holidays are not required.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing.
Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner license.
Two years of experience as a psychiatric nurse practitioner.
Solid understanding of psychiatric clinical practices.
Skill in conducting psychiatric assessments and evaluations.
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

CARN-NP certification, preferred or to be obtained within the first 18 months of employment.

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 according to 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 addiction consultations, including rapid assessment, diagnostic clarification, withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy initiation, treatment planning, and discharge linkage to ongoing addiction treatment.
May precept a small group of learners.