Job Description
Job Location: Expanded Services Building - PORT ANGELES, WA 98362
Position Type: Full TimeEducation
Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: $121,726.00 - $137,218.00 Salary/year
Job Category: Health CareJob Title: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Department: Behavioral Health
Reports To: Behavioral Health Director
FLSA Status: Exempt
Summary:
North Olympic Healthcare Network (NOHN) is seeking a second full-time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) to join its staff. The PMHNP will work alongside a multidisciplinary behavioral health team comprised of licensed mental health counselors, social workers, and case managers in service of NOHN’s mission to provide whole-person healthcare services, accessible to everyone in our community. In collaboration with nearly two dozen full-scope primary care providers, the PMHNP will provide outpatient psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and medication management of residents of Clallam County who call NOHN their medical home.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Practice of Psychiatry
- Shall devote his/her full and undivided time, attention, knowledge and skills to the performance of his/her duties providing psychiatric patient care for a minimum of 40 hours per week (32 hours a week of scheduled clinic time) and such additional time as may be necessary to perform his/her duties.
- Duties include but are not limited to:
- evaluation,
- treatment,
- medication review,
- consultation,
- plan review,
- and record documentation including timely billing documentation
- Shall maintain positive patient relationships
- Shall treat patients in a positive manner, much like they would be like to be treated for a service rendered to self
- Ensuring that patients will be seen on a timely basis when appointments are made,
- Educating patients regarding their treatment and medications,
- Listening to patient concerns,
- Ensuring confidentiality,
- Displaying respect and presenting a professional appearance.
- Psychiatric ARNP will respond on a timely basis to patient issues, including emergency situations.
- Nurse Practitioner shall work a regular rotating four (4) day clinic work schedule as assigned. Scheduled work hours may be adjusted to accommodate patient access.
Process Optimization & Quality Improvement
- Partner with clinic management and leadership to identify and implement innovative solutions for operational challenges and process improvements within the behavioral health department.
- Contribute to initiatives focused on enhancing staff satisfaction, improving the patient experience, and promoting the fiscal sustainability of our behavioral health services.
- Actively participate in quality assurance activities, contributing to the development and implementation of best practices to elevate patient care standards.
Qualifications
- Education: MSN required, with certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
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Experience: Experience in outpatient clinic preferred but not required.
- Skills: Proficiency in EHR systems, excellent communication skills, strong organizational skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, cultural sensitivity.
- Language: Requires good verbal and written communication skills. Must be able to speak and read the English language.
Physical Demands:
- May require prolonged standing and sitting.
- May require prolonged use of fine motor skills to support direct patient care
Work Environment:
- Fast-paced community health center setting, potential exposure to infectious diseases, interaction with diverse patient population.
Benefits:
- Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, 4% 401k Contribution, $50 a month HRA contribution to be used towards qualifying medical expenses, Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid CME days, and CME dedicated budget.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
- North Olympic Healthcare Network is an equal opportunity employer (EOE). All applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, family or marital status, sex, genetic information, disability, creed, religion, citizenship, socio-economic status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
