Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse - Bennington, VT

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health • Bennington, VT

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center
Dartmouth Health's Department of Psychiatry seeks a full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to be based primarily at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT at a new inpatient psychiatric unit for adolescents. This position is an alternating schedule with some night and weekend coverage included in the basic schedule, as well as generous allowances for vacation and conference time.
In this role, you will join a dedicated team and work collaboratively to provide state-of-the-art inpatient psychiatric care to adolescents age 12-17 in an inpatient setting. The inpatient unit will include an experienced interdisciplinary team of psychiatric nurse practitioners, social workers, therapists, psychiatrists, and medical providers to deliver high-quality care.
Our team is dedicated to promoting the professional development of each nurse practitioner to meet their full potential and practice at the top of their scope. Additionally, opportunities exist for clinical supervision, precepting and didactic teaching in our APRN and other psychiatric education training programs if of interest to the applicant.
SVMC is an integrated, non-profit health system and has a proud 100-year history as an innovator in health care delivery. It includes a 99-bed hospital and 25 primary care and specialty practices at nine total locations in the greater Bennington area and nearby New York and Massachusetts. Through a visionary partnership with Dartmouth Health, nearly 1,400 employees emulate the values of quality, empathy, safety, teamwork and stewardship to fulfill their mission of exceptional care and comfort for the 75,000 people they serve. Their collective commitment to quality care and innovation is recognized by the nation's most stringent regulators and the industry's leading professional organizations, including The Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center is located in Bennington, Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. This beautiful area combines history, industry and business and has been named among the most vibrant communities in the country. Culturally rich with art galleries, performing arts and museums, the area is also known for its award-winning restaurants and world-class skiing and snowboarding among other outdoor activities, truly making Vermont the ideal setting for work/life balance.
About Dartmouth Health
The Dartmouth Health system stretches over New Hampshire and Vermont and offers the quintessential New England experience. With no income or sales tax, this beautiful area combines history, industry, and business and has been ranked consistently as one of the best places in the US to live and work. Anchored by the academic Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, the system includes the NCI-designated Dartmouth Cancer Center, the Dartmouth Children's Hospital; 4 affiliated hospitals, and 30 ambulatory clinics across the region.
Dartmouth Health is highly dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive group of faculty, staff, and trainees to meet the vast needs of our community and patient populations. We are especially interested in applicants who can work effectively with and care for individuals from all backgrounds, including but not limited to: racial and ethnic minorities, women, individuals who identify with LGBTQ+ communities, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and/or individuals from lower income backgrounds. We invite applicants to state in their cover letter how their professional and/or life experiences prepare them to advance Dartmouth Health’s commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
To confidentially learn details, please contact:
Paige Livingston, CPRP-DEIProvider [e-mail]

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited APRN academic program
• National specialty certification as Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner or certification through the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)
• Eligible for RN licensure in the State of NH (APRN only)
• Eligible for APRN licensure in the State of NH
• Eligible for Federal DEA Registration
• BLS certification

Benefits

• generous allowances for vacation and conference time
• clinical supervision
• precepting and didactic teaching in our APRN and other psychiatric education training programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level