Psychiatric APP; NP​/PA Center Healthy Aging​/Geriatrics

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Center for Healthy Aging provides experienced compassionate care for seniorsaged
65 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 the medical director/ geriatricpsychiatristfor clinical supervision;and

will report to the Administrative Director for non-clinical issues. Ideal candidate has some experience with issues of aging andin geriatric medicine and geriatric syndromesincluding different forms of dementia.

• Provide directgeriatric patientmental healthcare services including comprehensive geriatricpsychevaluationsandpsychopharmmanagement.
• Diagnosis,treatment and 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 areoftenfollowing patients in individual therapy.

Graduate of aMaster’sProgram in Nursing Physician Assistant program

Current NPor PAlicense in the state of Massachusetts

30 hours per week

$97,205.21 USD - $ 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.

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