Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner Part Time BWFH

Mass General Brigham•Boston, MA

1d•$143,874 - $173,867•Onsite

About The Position

The Addiction Medicine SUD Nurse Practitioner provides expert clinical care to patients with substance use disorder as part of the hospital Addiction Consult Team. In hospital and Emergency Department settings, the role includes rapid assessment, diagnostic clarification, withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy initiation, treatment planning, and linkage to ongoing addiction treatment at discharge. The position works with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, resource specialists, and recovery coaches. This licensed Nurse Practitioner works in a psychiatric setting, providing psychiatric assessments and comprehensive care plans for patients with psychiatric disorders. The NP provides direct care, counseling, and teaching, and may also precept a small group of learners. This is a part-time, onsite position for 20 hours per week: two 10-hour days, scheduled between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekends and holidays are not required.

Requirements

Master's degree in Nursing; Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) required.
Massachusetts Nurse Practitioner license required.
0–1 year of experience as a Nurse Practitioner required.
Ability to build rapport and establish a strong therapeutic working relationship with clients.
Thorough professional knowledge of psychiatric practice.
Ability and training to prescribe psychiatric medications and manage patients taking them.
Must have the CARN-NP credential or be willing to obtain it within the first 18 months of employment.

Nice To Haves

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) credential 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 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, diagnostic clarification, withdrawal management, pharmacotherapy initiation, and treatment planning for patients with substance use disorder.
Link patients to ongoing addiction treatment at discharge.
Support program goals and system improvements or changes.
Obtain the CARN-NP credential within the first 18 months of employment if not already held.