What You’ll Do:

• Provide a broad range of clinical care coordination services for patients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), homeless or Deaf and Hard of Hearing with major focus on PMCI and psychopharmacology.
• Act as the liaison between the patient, the psychiatric & clinical team, the patient’s primary care provider, the pharmacy and other medical / service providers throughout the project.
• Support the team with the patient’s enrollment into the CMHC project including obtaining informed consent, initial enrollment measurements, taking vitals and entering laboratory test orders, discussing results with ordering provider, coordinating medical records exchange and follow-up and communication with other medical providers.
• Provide patient education about various topics including metabolic syndrome, smoking cessation, routine vaccinations and cancer screening and prevention recommendations.
• Have the opportunity to run psychoeducation and support groups with patients who are enrolled in the CMHC grant.
• Ensure that state and federal guidelines are followed.
• Coordinate between CMHC PMCI psychiatric providers and pharmacy: obtain medication and allergies history, assist with prescription processing and refills, prior authorizations, insurance issues, concerns of diversion, misuse, safety, storage, and behavioral health referrals.
• Provide LAI med administration and support psychiatric providers in the clozapine clinic.

What You’ll Need:

• Education:
  • Registered Nurse with current Massachusetts license to practice required
  • bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Experience:
  • Experience in psychiatric, inpatient or outpatient community mental health setting or community health center (primary care) preferred.
  • Knowledge of psychopharmacology, including administration of LAI antipsychotics and clozapine preferred.

Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits:

• Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 2 years of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year
• Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
• North Suffolk qualifies as an H-1B Cap-Exempt employer (for eligible positions)
• North Suffolk offers visa and permanent resident card support to active employees
• Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching
• Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance
• Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Access to Credit Union Banking
• Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific)
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Discounted Movie Tickets
• Comprehensive Training Program
• Internal Advancement Opportunities