North Shore Community Health (NSCH) is an industry leader in exceptional delivery of community healthcare. We have an opening for a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Physician Assistant (PA). Under the supervision of the Director of Behavioral Health, the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP)/Physician Assistant, in collaboration with the supervising psychiatrist, will provide continuing and comprehensive health care for the individual and family across all ages and genders. The PMHNP/Physician Assistant will provide direct clinical service to patients, provide clinical supervision to interns and staff, be involved in quality improvement activities, other administrative activities, and help to develop programming as needed. Care may be delivered at any of NSCH locations or virtually via tele-health. As a team member at our health center, you will work with staff who are racially, ethnically and culturally diverse, so being culturally competent is required. A sense of humor is also very important!

Responsibilities

• Works as an integral member of the integrated health care team which includes careful attention to customer service, population management, appropriate delegation and participation in the quality initiatives of the health center.
• Provides for biopsychosocial clinical evaluations, examination, and diagnosis utilizing DSM V diagnoses.
• Collaborates with other providers involved in client care, including nursing, medical providers, behavioral health clinicians, community health workers, social agencies, hospitals, schools, etc.
• Coordinates patient care and serves as a patient advocate.
• Provides psychiatric and psychopharmacology consultation to members of the care team.
• Provides psychopharmacological evaluation and management of patients
• Provides patient and family education
• Seeks professional continuing education to remain current in treatment practice.
• Maintains appropriate and timely medical records on patients under care. Although the NSCHI policy in 2017 is 72 hours, the expectation is for clinically relevant records to be signed and closed within 24 hours.
• Attends scheduled meetings
• Performing additional duties to fulfill NSCH's mission, as assigned..
• The physician, NP or PA will prescribe buprenorphine containing medications as needed for the safe care of patients living with opioid use disorder.

THE ORGANIZATION

North Shore Community Health is a high performing community health organization that prides itself on being a compassionate and high performing community health center, serving its surrounding communities with comprehensive and culturally competent care.

NSCH offers comprehensive primary care, dental services, behavioral health care, care management, pharmacy, substance abuse disorder treatment, nurse care management, and insurance enrollment assistance services. NSCH has ten services sites: Gloucester, Peabody and Salem Family Health Centers; the school-based health centers at Salem High School and Peabody Veterans Memorial High School; and behavioral health only services at the Bentley Academy, Collins Middle School, Horace Mann School, Bates Elementary School, and the Peabody Learning Academy. NSCH offers competitive benefit plans and as a community-based safety net healthcare provider, NSCH welcomes staff who mirror the diversity of our communities and continues on its path to furthering its commitment to being an anti-racist organization.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in nursing with certification as a PMHNP or graduate of a certified Physician Assistant program
• Two plus years of experience working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant preferred
• Current licensure to practice psychiatric nursing in Massachusetts.
• Experience in community health care.
• Must have reliable transportation to travel between sites.
• Preference will be given to bilingual/bicultural individuals who are Spanish or Portuguese.
• Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with commitment to establishing a safe and respectful environment for team members.
• Ability to work in a culturally diverse environment.
• High level of commitment to continuous improvement in the quest for comprehensive and quality health care.
• Completion of NSCH required Compliance Training before the deadline.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $99,000.00 - $107,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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