Job Description

Overview

CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRIST

OR

MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER (PMHNP)

Part-time (Anticipated 3+ days per week)

Vancouver, WA

Salmon Creek

The Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist or Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric/medical oversight and consultation, as well as direct psychiatric services to clients of Family Behavioral Health. This role works in collaboration with clinical supervisors and mental health clinicians in all services to ensure quality psychiatric care of consumers and quality clinical consultation to staff. The successful candidate will collaborate with community partners, colleagues, and families to provide family-centered, strengths-based, individually-tailored care to clients of Catholic Community Services in North Vancouver, WA located in our Salmon Creek location.

WHO ARE WE:

We are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented mental health care for children, youth and families in their own homes and communities. Our skilled clinical teams provide intensive mental health services to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, and helping to strengthen family unity. With a site located in Portland, Oregon and Washington sites in Vancouver, Olympia, Yelm, Shelton, Aberdeen, Bremerton, University Place, Tacoma, and Burien Family Behavioral Health offers comprehensive and intensive mental health services to a diverse population of youth and families. We employ nearly 800 caring and compassionate employees.

WHAT WE VALUE: Compassion Diversity Excellence Justice Stewardship Accountability Safety

We strive to help children and families live together safely and securely with hope and promise. We serve as a catalyst for change, challenging long-standing service traditions in community behavioral health. We approach service provision with humility and passion, demonstrated through compassionate and respectful interactions with youth and families. We offer alternatives to restrictive levels of care and stand strong to advocate with child-serving systems to provide the most normative, least-restrictive services in order to keep youth in their community.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Opportunity to work with innovative therapeutic team who are serving youth and families in their home and community.
• Ideally this position would be in our site located in North Vancouver, WA
• Youth with special needs or on controlled medications do require in-person appointments at times. This may include some in-person events and trainings.
• Pay is commensurate with related experience and credentials.

Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY:

• Conducts psychiatric assessment of youth in services.
• Evaluates medication needs, prescribes, and supervises ongoing medication needs for all assigned clients.
• Participates in regular intervention reviews and ongoing treatment planning for all consumers.
• Meets regularly and as needed with consumers for medication monitoring/management; consults with families as appropriate.
• Provides regular psychiatric/medical consultation and direction to clinical staff.
• Participates in care coordination with community partners for higher levels of care or specialized treatment services.
• Consults regularly with leadership around service needs.
• Completes all paperwork and record keeping required of position.
• Provides after-hours, on-call consultation via phone, as needed.
• Provides consultation with PMHNP staff on complex cases or when requested.
• Other duties may be included.

Qualifications

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN A CANDIDATE:

• Psychiatrist should be: Legally licensed to practice medicine in Washington State; license and DEA certificate in good standing; ability to meet necessary privileging and credentialing criteria (JCAHO and NCQA). Board Certified as Adolescent Psychiatrist (or BE certification).
• PMHNP should be: Legally licensed to practice medicine in Washington State; license and DEA certificate in good standing; ability to meet necessary privileging and credentialing criteria (JCAHO and NCQA). PMHNP certification.
• Two years’ experience working with children and families in a clinical setting with strong knowledge of child and adolescent development and family systems.
• Demonstrated competence in assessment, diagnosis, medication evaluation and current, sound prescriptive practices for children experiencing mental illness.
• Commitment to strengths-based, family-centered, and individually-tailored clinical approaches.
• Ability to understand and work with child-serving systems (mental health, child welfare, education, juvenile justice/courts, public health, social services).
• Commitment to collaboratively teaming with staff from multi-disciplinary backgrounds.
• Must successfully pass required background clearances.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to a workplace which embraces diversity.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to consult with staff.
• Demonstrates the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally responsive services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services.

ABOUT VANCOUVER

Vancouver, nestled between the Pacific Ocean and the Cascade Mountains, on the north bank of the Columbia River with sweeping views of Mt. Hood. Vancouver, 10 miles from Portland, offers quality, affordable cost of living. Enjoy all the area has to offer:

• Explore the region with some of the most scenic trails, lakes, and rivers with millions of square acres of dedicated outdoor space with 191 area parks in Vancouver. Take a scenic drive through the hills of north Clark County, stop off at one of many wineries; or head to Moulton Falls to enjoy a scenic backdrop for a picnic.
• Perhaps, you are a hardcore mountain biker looking to get some fresh air in lush forests, a fisherman who enjoys landing the perfect salmon, a birdwatcher looking for a red-tailed hawk, or seeking to snowshoe at Mt. Helens – Vancouver USA is the place for you!

If you are passionate about providing strength-based mental health services for children, youth and their family, we would love to hear from you!

If you are not on our careers page: please copy and paste the following URL into your browser: https://fbh-ccsww.icims.com/jobs/intro-hashed=-435738801 to view this opportunity and click on “Apply” to upload your resume, complete a short application and answer a few questions for consideration.

For additional questions, contact Karla Lacktorin, Regional Healthcare Recruiter, karlal@ccsww.org .

Note to Internal Candidates: HR reviews internal compensation and determines increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors.

Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.