Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Description

Facility Location: Port Angeles, WA State

Department: Medical Services

Reports to: Medical Director

Pay Range: $140,000 to $165,000 per year (DOE/DOQ)

Hours per Week: 40 hours

Workdays: Monday to Friday

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Vacation, Sick Leave, Float Days & Paid Holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• Wellness Program
• Employee Assistant Program
• LifeFlight Membership
• Education Allowance

JOB PURPOSE: The Psychiatric ARNP provides Psychiatric Assessments and ongoing care to consumers for Peninsula Behavioral Health (PBH). The ARNP completes Initial Psychiatric Evaluations, Medication Management, and Consultation services within scope of practice.

As part of the Trueblood settlement, the state is funding enhanced engagement to connect individuals detained in city and county jails with services. This position will provide medication management to individuals who are involved in the criminal court system that have been ordered to undergo a competency evaluation, restoration, or participate in diversion services. This individual will provide initial psychiatric evaluations and ongoing care for this population.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conducts and completes Initial Psychiatric Evaluations including diagnostic formulation, clinical risk assessment, and treatment recommendations.
• Prescribes and renews medications of assigned clients. Regularly monitors side effects of prescribed medications. Provides consumers with information necessary to make informed consents. Provides back-up support to other members of the Medical Team.
• Orders and monitors laboratory studies, metabolic parameters, and other tests needed to safely monitor consumers' ongoing psychiatric health.
• Provides psychiatric consultation to those outside agencies with which PBH contracts (such as OMC, CCCF, and nursing homes) within scope of practice.
• Consults on request from Primary Care Providers and other specialists for management of psychiatric issues for clients enrolled with PBH but not involved in ongoing medication management.
• Coordinates with consumers' Pharmacies, Caregivers, Case Managers, and Therapists for continuity of care. Works in a collegial manner with all clinical staff and departmental supervisors.
• Routinely participates in the Performance Improvement process to address and resolve issues impacting quality.

PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS:

• Provides, on average, a minimum of 50% productivity per week.
• Enters client records in electronic health record within 24 hours of contact 95% of the time.
• Attends a minimum of 90% of required meetings, staffing, training, and educational opportunities as scheduled.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, LICENSE(S), CERTIFICATION, AND EXPERIENCE:

Education: Advanced Nursing Degree from an accredited school. Continuing Education Credits as required, to maintain Licensure.

Licensure: Current license as a Registered Nurse and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner with Prescriptive Authority in Washington State. DEA Certification for Scheduled I-V Drugs. Eligible for Credentialing with Olympic Medical Center. Eligible for credentialing with various insurance panels. Credentials and licensures to treat children and adolescents.

Experience: At least one year of experience in treating a wide range of psychiatric disabilities including one year of experience in Child/Adolescence Prescriptive treatment.

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*Peninsula Behavioral Health does not discriminate because of a person's presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity including transgender status, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth, and pregnancy-related conditions, age (40), honorably discharged veteran or military status, or use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, state employee or health care whistleblower status.