Position Description:
Nurse Practitioner with expertise in working with adolescents to
assume the nursing responsibilities for our Adolescent Treatment
Program, perform physical exams for our adolescents and provide
teaching/consultation to promote optimal health functioning. The
Adolescent Day & Residential Treatment (ART) Program provides
structured, 24 hour care in an unlocked setting for adolescents ages
12 -19, who require intensive short- or long-term care. The program
serves both as an alternative to, and step-down from, acute inpatient
hospital care and offers dialectical behavior therapy and anger
management tracks. The short-term program has a specialty track for
teens with substance abuse problems.
Qualifications:
MSN from an accredited school of nursing and currently licensed as a
Nurse Practitioner in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. American
Nurses Association Certification as a Family or Pediatric Nurse
Practitioner. One year Nurse Practitioner Experience preferred.
About McLean Hospital:
As a leader in psychiatric care, education and research, McLean
Hospital stands on a firm foundation of excellence built and
maintained by its employees. With more than 1,700 staff, McLean has
created a close-knit community in a caring work environment that
promotes professionalism and pride. Within this supportive
environment, our employees have the opportunity to learn, grow and
contribute to McLean’s 190-year mission of providing a broad spectrum
of the highest quality care, fostering research on new prevention and
treatment methods and training new generations of clinicians and
investigators. Thanks to our employees, McLean is consistently ranked
the nation’s top psychiatric hospital by U.S. News & World Report.
Benefits at McLean Hospital:
McLean Hospital is pleased to offer a number of benefits to our
employees who work a standard schedule of 16 hours or more including
Health, Prescription, Dental and Long Term Disability Insurance. We
also offer Life Insurance, Business Travel Accident Insurance and Long
Term Care Insurance. Our generous time off package includes paid
Vacation, Holidays and TOWP (Time off with Pay) accruals.
Please apply online at www.mclean.harvard.edu. Simply click on
employment at the top of the page.