Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Overview

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — Full-Time, On-Site

Hiring Range: $129,272 – $164,840 per year

$10,000 Sign-on Bonus*

• Comprehensive Coverage:
  Health, Dental & Vision
• Generous PTO:
  Up to 19 days + 2 mental health days + 10 holidays (pro-rated for part-time)
• Fully Paid YMCA Membership for you and eligible family members
• Company-Paid Life & Disability Insurance
• Student Loan Assistance & Professional Development
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Pet Insurance
• Free Wellness App (2
  
  Morrow Health)
• Collaborative, Supportive Team Environment

KMHS Opportunity
:
Kitsap Mental Health Services (KMHS) is hiring a Psychiatric ARNP or PA-Psychiatry to provide expert psychiatric care to individuals in need. In this role, you will conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments, manage patient treatment plans, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, person-centered care. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those experiencing mental health challenges, we invite you to join our team and contribute to our mission of providing hope and healing to our community.

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric assessments to new, returning, and transferring clients and document encounters thoroughly, with collaborative participation from the patient.
• Manage an ongoing caseload of clients requiring medication and non-medication management. Clients may be inpatient, outpatient, or both, depending on the assignment. Clients may be seen individually, with case managers, with family members, or as situationally appropriate.
• Provide care in various settings as medically appropriate, including in-person and via telehealth (audio-visual).
• Partner with and support team leaders and help coordinate clinical decisions of the treatment team, including care planning, prioritization of goals, and progress assessment.
• Participate with utilization management/review and understand or learn the coding guidelines necessary to encounter the clinical services appropriately rendered.
• Provide education to teams about medication management, safety, and side-effect monitoring.
• Coordinate clinical decisions with other medical providers and collaborating treatment partners.
• Document concurrently when practicable and provide clinical documentation that is complete, accurate, and timely.
• Provide cross-coverage for other units and services requiring psychiatric care, as determined by the Medical Director.
• Participate in on-call coverage rotation for 24-hour programs as determined by the Medical Provider Team, typically 1700 to 0800 on weekdays and 24/7 on weekends; providers sign up for rotations in cooperation with other providers.
• May participate in precepting and education for medical residents, psychiatric ARNPs, and DNPs.
• Provide formal or informal education to the team (e.g., presenting cases, lectures, and in-services).
• Participate in administrative activities, including meetings of the Medical Services Team and quality assurance activities.
• Support the public mission and values of KMHS, offering hope and opportunity for people of all ages through comprehensive, recovery-oriented behavioral health care.

In addition to the above, any other responsibilities appropriate to the position, scope of practice, and not explicitly listed in the job description.

Education: ARNP/DNP

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of diagnostic-level clinical experience

Licensure: RN/ARNP active license in Washington. PMHNP specialization in psychiatry.

Certification: Active and unencumbered DEA registered in WA State.

Experience: Specialist (minimum 5 years of job-related experience)

EEO

Note:

Our recruitment processes are designed to prevent discrimination against our people regardless of gender identity or orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any aspect which makes someone unique.