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East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Nurse Practitioner in 1601 Washington Street, Massachusetts
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Time Type:
Full time
Department:
South End Recovery Services
All Locations:
1601 Washington Street, 26 Sturgis Street - PACE Winthrop, East Boston
Description:
The Addiction Medicine/Primary Care Position offers an opportunity to engage in addiction medicine and full-spectrum primary care through respective departments at NeighborHealth. Formerly East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, we are one of the largest community health center systems (FQHC) in the country, serving diverse communities in Boston and surrounding cities. As presently conceived, the Position will be 50% Recovery Services and 50% Primary Care.
Our Recovery Services department strives to treat patients with substance use disorders using a holistic harm reduction model to seamlessly integrate their medical and behavioral care both within our department and across our organization. As such, the Addiction Medicine Nurse Practitioner in this Position will be part of a multidisciplinary team caring for individuals, families and groups of patients from diverse nearby communities, interfacing with providers in psychiatry, behavioral health, and support services. Our Recovery Services are based in the East Boston and South End neighborhoods of Boston.
The core responsibilities of providers in our Recovery Services department are to diagnose, treat and manage substance use disorders in our patient population in a manner that is evidence based as well individualized. With SUD’s so often being co-morbid with psychiatric disorders and infectious diseases, the Addiction Medicine Nurse Practitioner would ideally provide suitable psychopharmacological care when indicated, of a complexity that is commonly provided by providers in primary care settings, as well as screening for and treatment of common STI’s. There may be opportunities to provide more complex psychiatric care, as well as treatment of infections such as HCV.
The primary care departments of NeighborHealth are committed to providing high quality holistic care in patient centered medical homes. This is made possible by the close collaboration of the staff in our various medical, behavioral health, dental, optical and other departments, bringing together their individual passion and talents. There are opportunities through this Position, but not requirements, to provide primary pediatric care and more specialized women's health services. We provide primary care at locations in East Boston, Boston's South End and Winthrop.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
• Providing care for substance use disorders at our East Boston and South End Recovery Services locations, depending on program needs
• Providing primary care in a patient centered medical home at one of our several Primary Care locations
• Taking histories, performing physical examinations, ordering and interpreting tests
• Documenting all clinical findings, reasoning and plans
• Prescribing pharmacologic agents, utilizing non-pharmacologic therapies and making referrals
to other health center departments and outside institutions
• Working in a holistic, patient-focused system
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including registered nurses, behavioral health
therapists, peer recovery specialists, and psychiatric specialists to ensure integration of services
• Demonstrating critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decision making
• Communicating effectively with patients and coworkers
Qualifications and Requirements:
• Massachusetts nurse practitioner license
• Certification or eligibility as an Addictions Registered Nurse - Advance Practice (CARN-AP) preferred
• Two to four years of clinical experience caring for patients with substance use disorders preferred
post completion of a nurse practitioner program
• BLS Certification
There’s a reason East Boston Neighborhood Health Center is ranked as one of the “Top Places to Work” by The Boston Globe. It is because we are committed to maintaining a truly supportive and welcoming environment — for both our employees and our patients — that reflects our mission and culture. A huge focus of which is to offer important benefits so you can be your best inside and outside of work.
Striving to be an employer of choice, we offer progressive benefits, a variety of schedules, and the satisfaction of working with a diverse workforce whose unity of purpose is a real force for achievement. Plus, our Education & Training Institute is an attractive resource for many of our employees who seek to broaden their skill base and advance their careers.
Medical & Dental Coverage
Life and Disability Insurance
Privileges at Boston Medical Center for Providers
401(K) Retirement Plan
Educational Assistance
Flexible Spending & Transportation Accounts
Paid Holidays, Vacations, Sick and Personal Time
A Generous Staff Development Benefit
Excellent Malpractice Coverage
A Designated Medical Staff Office for Physician Support
Free Parking
And Much More…