Description

Eliot is committed to employee growth & retention by offering a comprehensive total rewards package including but not limited to:

• 75% Company Contribution to Medical and Dental Insurance

• 12 Paid Holidays, 15 to 20 Vacation Days Annually, 12 Sick Days Annually

• 401(k) Retirement Plan with Employer Match

• 100% Company-Paid Life & Accidental Death Insurance

• 100% Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disability Insurance

• $3000 Employee Referral Bonus

• $3000 Annual Tuition/Professional Development Reimbursement

• Opportunities for growth internally within our 100+ programs across Massachusetts

• Comprehensive Staff Orientation, Training Programs & Professional Development Assistance

• FSA, Dependent Care, transportation reimbursement

Eliot is known for our innovative clinical approach, high quality clinical training & for having the most talented people in community behavioral health services. Eliot’s Behavioral Health Division provides an integrated and comprehensive network of services to adults with psychiatric disabilities that are evidence based, provide rehabilitation & hope to those in services.

Eliot is currently seeking an enthusiastic Nurse Practitioner to help oversee the ACCS Nursing team. The ideal candidate will work alongside a multidisciplinary team to ensure that recovery services, vocational services & clinical supports are included in the treatment plan developed for each individual served.

Responsibilities:

• Act as the psychiatric clinician for individuals served by ACCS teams and Respite services.

• Provide and promote services that are culturally responsive, strengths-based, recovery-oriented, and inclusive of patient preferences.

• Provide services flexible to individuals’ needs via office sessions, outreach, or community sessions as clinically appropriate.

• Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and implement comprehensive psychiatric treatment recommendations, including but not limited to recommendations for psychotropic medications and medications to treat substance use and tobacco use disorders.

• Provide comprehensive education regarding presenting conditions and treatment options to support shared decision-making and informed consent.

• Monitor therapeutic effectiveness and side effects and conduct appropriate lab monitoring for all prescribed medications.

• Provide motivational interviewing and counseling around harm reduction practices to individuals with substance use and tobacco use disorders.

• Support engagement with other medical care providers as appropriate. Refer to, consult, and collaborate with other medical/health service providers as appropriate.

• Provide basic medical assessment/workup and monitoring (including lab monitoring as necessary), within the scope of practice, for individuals having difficulty participating in routine medical care.

• Provide counseling and support around activities/behaviors that support health and wellness.

  Qualifications:

• Requires Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited university/college and is currently licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing to practice as a licensed Nurse Practitioner and is registered to practice as a Nurse Practitioner from the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

• Maintains a valid registration(s) to issue written oral prescriptions or medication orders for controlled substances from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the United States Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration.

• Maintains current malpractice/liability insurance.

• Experience in acute psychiatric care required.

• Meets third party and Department of Public Health clinic regulations for reimbursable.

• Competent in the use of computers and related software applications.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation to and from work.

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm/8am-4pm

Eliot is committed to identifying and dismantling barriers that prevent people with marginalized racial identities from actualizing their full employment potential, assuming leadership roles, or from fully engaging at all levels in the workplace.

Qualifications

Skills

Preferred

• Board Certified Yes: Expert

• Med Administration: Expert

Education

Required

• MA or better in Nursing

Licenses & Certifications

Required

• Nurse Practitioner

Experience

Required

• 3 years: Acute psychiatric care