When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.
Job Description:
The Center for Healthy Aging provides experienced compassionate care for seniorsaged65 and over. The Center is a multi-disciplinary, outpatient clinic providing both geriatric medicine consults and geriatric behavioral health.
The Center for Healthy Aging is searching for a part-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant to join our team, primarily based at the Lahey Outpatient Center in Danvers with coverage as needed at Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester. The team includes a geriatrician,geriatric psychiatrist,adult psychiatrist, psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers(LICSW), and clinical support team. The candidate will report to themedical director/ geriatricpsychiatristfor clinicalsupervision;and will report to the Administrative Director for non-clinical issues. Ideal candidate has some experiencewith issues of aging andin geriatric medicine and geriatric syndromesincluding different forms of dementia.
What you will do:
Provide directgeriatric patientmental healthcareservices including comprehensive geriatricpsychevaluationsandpsychopharmmanagement.
Diagnosis,treatmentand medication managementfortreatment of patientswithbehavioral health issues and comorbid issuesincludingdementia.
Teaching patients and their caregivers how to manageillnessesand provide supportive care.
Must be comfortable and enjoy workingwithbehavioralhealth patients and thegeriatricpopulationandbe a team player.
Work closely with the LICSW team who do theinitialbehavioral health intakesand areoftenfollowingpatients in individual therapy.
Education:
Graduate of aMaster’sProgram in Nursing
Physician Assistant program
Certification/License:
Current NPor PAlicense in the state of Massachusetts
Schedule:30 hours per week
Please note the correct salary is $97,203.60 to $132,194
Pay Range:
$85,332.00 USD - $116,064.00 USDThe pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.