What are the responsibilities and job description for the APRN position at Behavioral Health Network, Inc (BHN)?
Behavioral Health Network (BHN) is a leading statewide provider of behavioral health services and a Certified Great Place to Work. Since 1938, BHN has helped individuals, families, and communities thrive through compassionate, high-quality care. We are seeking an Advanced Practice Nurse (APRN) for outpatient and emergency services. Reporting to the Supervising Psychiatrist, this clinician will evaluate and treat children and/or adults, conduct crisis assessments, collaborate with families and care teams, and consult with other BHN programs as needed.
This is a Monday - Friday position, 9 am - 5 pm (we can potentially work out a 4 day per week, 10 hours per day schedule)
What We Offer
Since 1938, BHN has delivered high-quality, culturally responsive behavioral health care to individuals, families, and communities throughout Massachusetts. Our core values — Humanity, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork — guide how we lead, how we serve, and how we support one another. If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference as part of a mission-driven organization, we’d love to hear from you.
Salary: $130,000-$140,000
This is a Monday - Friday position, 9 am - 5 pm (we can potentially work out a 4 day per week, 10 hours per day schedule)
What We Offer
- Purpose-Driven Clinical Practice – Provide essential psychiatric care that helps individuals, families, and communities thrive.
- Comprehensive Psychiatric Care – Evaluate and treat children and/or adults using sound clinical judgment and current standards of care.
- Crisis and Risk Response – Assess urgent clinical needs and take appropriate action to promote safety.
- Collaborative Care Environment – Partner with families, residential providers, clinical staff, and multidisciplinary care teams.
- Organization-Wide Impact – Provide psychiatric consultation to outpatient teams and other BHN programs as needed.
- Ongoing Professional Growth – Continue building knowledge and applying new approaches with support from experienced clinical leaders.
- Comprehensive Benefits – Generous PTO, 403(b), tuition reimbursement, medical, dental, vision, employee assistance programs, and more.
- Certified Great Place to Work – Join an organization recognized for creating a positive and engaging employee experience.
- Complete comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, including clinical formulations and recommendations grounded in sound clinical principles and judgment.
- Evaluate individuals for psychopharmacologic treatment and prescribe medications in accordance with current standards of care.
- Conduct comprehensive risk and crisis evaluations and take appropriate action to protect individuals and others.
- Engage appropriate family members, residential providers, and collateral contacts in treatment planning and care coordination.
- Provide collateral consultation to clinical staff and psychiatric consultation to other BHN programs as needed.
- Complete timely, high-quality clinical documentation and bill for services in compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
- Discuss clinical questions and complex cases with the Supervising Psychiatrist and promptly escalate urgent matters.
- Provide high-quality care to challenging and diverse populations while demonstrating teamwork, ongoing learning, technology proficiency, and continuous improvement.
- Master's Degree or higher in mental health nursing from an accredited college or university recognized by the National League for Nursing or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
- Current, valid, and unrestricted license to practice at the highest level of independent nursing practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
- Current certification and evidence of prescribing authorization from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing.
- Current Massachusetts Controlled Substances Registration and Federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Certificate.
- Current ANCC certification with APRN-BC designation in an applicable adult, family, or child and adolescent psychiatric-mental health nursing specialty.
- Sound clinical judgment and the willingness and ability to treat challenging and diverse child and/or adult populations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, consultation, collaboration, interpersonal, and crisis-response skills.
- Proficiency with clinical and agency technology, along with strong organization, reliability, teamwork, and commitment to ongoing learning.
Since 1938, BHN has delivered high-quality, culturally responsive behavioral health care to individuals, families, and communities throughout Massachusetts. Our core values — Humanity, Empowerment, Accountability, Respect, and Teamwork — guide how we lead, how we serve, and how we support one another. If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference as part of a mission-driven organization, we’d love to hear from you.
Salary: $130,000-$140,000
Salary : $130,000 - $140,000