Psych NP Gloucester Clinic
About The Position
When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you're making a difference in people's lives.Beth Israel Lahey Health Behavioral Services is looking for an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) for the Gloucester Clinic. Job Description:The APRN will provide direct outpatient psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, counseling, and psychopharmacological treatment of assigned patients. The APRN will also function as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide the best possible care for all patients.The ideal candidate will have successfully completed all educational and certification requirements to practice as an APRN for psychiatric care in the state of MA. Maintenance of current APRN MA license, DEA, and State of MA for controlled substances is required. The ideal candidate will also possess knowledge of the standard principles and practices of diagnosing and treating (via psychotherapy and psychopharmacology) of mental disorders described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM); also, keeps current with developments in psychiatry via the literature, conferences, Internet, etc.Motivation to prescribe psychopharmacological medications carefully with the aim of maximizing patient benefit while avoiding/minimizing adverse effects and untoward drug interactions is a must. The APRN should also have outstanding planning and implementation skills, a strategic approach to problem-solving, a strong working knowledge of data-reporting and analysis skills, and sound interpersonal skills.Beth Israel Lahey Health, including all of its employing entities, are a purpose-driven, values-based organization that unites our workforce of people who provide exceptional health care to everyone we serve. All of the employing entities of Beth Israel Lahey Health maintain policies of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in employment. Please see here for more information about our purpose and values (https://bilh.org/about/purpose-values) and here for more information about our Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (https://bilh.org/careers/eeo-policy).
Requirements
- Successfully completed all educational and certification requirements to practice as an APRN for psychiatric care in the state of MA.
- Maintenance of current APRN MA license, DEA, and State of MA for controlled substances is required.
- Knowledge of the standard principles and practices of diagnosing and treating (via psychotherapy and psychopharmacology) of mental disorders described in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM); also, keeps current with developments in psychiatry via the literature, conferences, Internet, etc.
- Motivation to prescribe psychopharmacological medications carefully with the aim of maximizing patient benefit while avoiding/minimizing adverse effects and untoward drug interactions is a must.
- Outstanding planning and implementation skills
- Strategic approach to problem-solving
- Strong working knowledge of data-reporting and analysis skills
- Sound interpersonal skills
Responsibilities
- Provide direct outpatient psychiatric services through comprehensive evaluation, diagnosis, treatment planning, counseling, and psychopharmacological treatment of assigned patients.
- Function as a member of a multidisciplinary team to provide the best possible care for all patients.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
