Position Summary/ Department Summary

Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatry

Brief Overview

Reporting to the APRN and Medical Directors of the Boston Children’s Hospital Outpatient Psychiatry Service (OPS), this position will work collaboratively to provide excellence in clinical care for children, adolescents and young adults across a range of mental health illnesses.

Key Responsibilities

• Clinical coverage for 40 hours per week. Includes diagnostic assessment, and medication management in the context of comprehensive treatment planning and recommendations.
• Participating in hospital/departmental utilization management and quality improvement endeavors where indicated.
• Knowledge of regulatory agency requirements eg Joint commission, DMH, and contractual agreements with 3rd party payers.
• Adequate, timely and appropriate medical record documentation and billing for professional services.
• 40 hours, Monday – Friday no weekends or holidays
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• A Master’s Degree in Nursing
  
  

Experience:

• At least 1 year of professional experience performing psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacology services.
• Prior experience with children and adolescence preferred
  
  

Licensure/ Certifications:

• Massachusetts licensure as Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse.
• ANCC certification as a Psych NP or Clinical Nurse Specialist
  
  

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The posted pay range is Boston Children’s reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, cell phone plan discounts and discounted rates on T-passes. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.