Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

The Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC) operated by the Department of Mental Health (DMH) seeks an experienced Advanced Practice Registered Nurse to serve as a full time Nurse Practitioner.

The Nurse Practitioner will be at the forefront of ensuring the consistent and high-quality delivery of nursing services across the Center's various departments and clinics.

This role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities, from providing pharmacological management, and caring for patients with chronic psychiatric conditions to coordinating multidisciplinary services for patients with complex psychiatric and medical needs as well as providing comprehensive mental health education.

This position offers an exciting and dynamic opportunity to promote wellness-oriented self-care and advocate for mental health patients and their families within a leading mental health center.

Your diagnostic skills and innovation will contribute significantly to the overall excellence and effectiveness of services, ensuring that MMHC remains at the forefront of delivering top-notch care and meeting the needs of its community.

Responsibilities also include : * Attends the clinic for the assigned hours of the position and informs the medical director of proposed absences.

• Arranges coverage for duties when away and provides coverage for absent colleagues.* Prescribes and monitors psychiatric medications as required for the appropriate treatment of patients' conditions* Plans medication strategies based on individualized needs and preferences and with consideration of potential barriers to or facilitators of adherence, side effects, and drug-drug interactions.
• Contributes nursing perspective in clinical team meetings and consults on medical issues with team members.* Provides on-call responsibilities, same-day triage, and consultation to patients, team members, and residential staff as appropriate and needed.
• Supervises trainees of various disciplines in psychopharmacology as required or assigned.* Teach the psychopharmacology didactic to master's level clinicians and participate in PGY-2 weekly psychopharmacology didactics.
• Coordinates care with other medical specialists and institutions* Perform other related duties, as required.Why Vinfen?

We are committed to you! We offer great training, great benefits, career growth and job security!* Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance for employees working 30 hours or more* 15 days of Vacation, 12 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days and 3 Personal Days per year (for employees scheduled for 20 hours or more)* Education Assistance and Tuition Remission Programs as well as innovative Student Loan Payment Programs.

Employment with Vinfen counts toward your Public Student Loan Forgiveness eligibility* Professional Development programs including year-round online training courses and opportunities to earn CEUs* Retirement savings programs, including a fully funded, employer sponsored retirement plan and an employee funded 403 (b) plan* Company paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance* Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance* Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)* $500 $1,000+ Employee Referral Bonuses with no annual cap!* Other generous benefits including discounted memberships, access to wellness programs and more!About UsFounded in 1977, for over 40 years Vinfen has been a leading nonprofit human services organization that "transforms lives" by building the capacity of individuals, families, organizations and communities to learn, thrive and achieve their goals.

Vinfen supports thousands of adolescents and adults with psychiatric, developmental and behavioral disabilities at more than 200 sites with over 3,000 employees in eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.

www.vinfen.org / careersVinfen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

• Masters degree in Nursing is required* Current and valid registration as a professional nurse under the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
• Current and valid authorization to practice as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)by the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
• Valid DEA License* Valid Massachusetts Controlled Substance Registration (MCSR) License* Three years of full-time, or equivalent part-time, experience as a registered nurse in a recognized hospital, clinic, or medical facility* History of using evidence-based therapies, interventions, and behavioral techniques in a community treatment setting.
• Knowledge of public and private community-based resources for patients* Knowledge of the theories, principles, and practice of psychiatric advanced practice nursing.
• Experience with the diagnostic and treatment methods and techniques used in psychiatric advanced practice nursing.* Capacity for patient care that is compassionate, appropriate, and effective for the treatment of mental health problems and the promotion of health.
• Medical knowledge about established and evolving biomedical, clinical, and cognate sciences (e.g., epidemiological and social-behavioral) and the application of this knowledge to patient care.
• Interpersonal and communication skills that result in effective information exchange and teaming with patients, their families, and other health professionals.
• Must be able to pass all applicable background checks
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