Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Lynn, MA
Exciting opportunity for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to work on integrated medical/behavioral health primary care teams in an expanding community health center. Experience with addiction medicine is helpful.
Responsibilities include:
- Provide direct psychodiagnostic and psychotherapeutic treatments.
- Conduct psychopharmacological evaluation management and therapy to clients of the health center.
- Participate in mental health intake conferences and case presentations.
- Provide psychiatric consultation to medical, mental health, and substance abuse providers, as well as community providers when appropriate.
- Work collaboratively within a fast-paced multidisciplinary practice.
Qualifications:
- Experience with outpatient and aftercare of mental health and substance abuse patients.
- Specific knowledge of prescribing psychiatric medications and their possible side effects.
- Knowledge of DSM IV manual for classification of mental disorders and dual diagnosis experience.
- Demonstrated sensitivity and experience working with underserved multicultural populations in a community setting.
- Current Massachusetts License and DEA.
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