ARNP Resident - Salary

Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services.

Sea Mar’s network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:

Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization

The outpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) Resident is responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in Sea Mar’s outpatient Behavioral Health sites and in Sea Mar’s medical clinics. The clients served in the Behavioral Health Program will have access to counseling and case management services, in addition to the psychiatric services provided by the Psych NP resident. The clients seen at the medical clinics by the Psych NP resident will be seen for evaluation and medication follow-up.

The Psych NP resident does not provide counseling services.

The Psych NP resident is part of a care team working to provide quality comprehensive service to Sea Mar patients. The Psych NP resident will work collaboratively with staff to provide team-based coordinated care and will actively participate in the APP Residency program training.

As a mission-driven organization, the core values of, and the services offered at Sea Mar are based on the belief that everyone deserves to be respectfully treated in a way that preserves dignity and enhances self-worth. Sea Mar is an advocate for its clients and aims to achieve industry-leading, client-centered, culturally-aware services. Sea Mar employees serve as an extension of this mission and demonstrate their commitment to an excellent client experience by:

• Understanding and empathizing with client needs
• Surpassing client expectations
• Demonstrating a high level of integrity
• Exhibiting compassion and commitment
• Advocating for social justice
• Taking pride in individual work as well as that of the team
• Continually learning to stay current with industry standards, best practices and technology

As a Sea Mar employee, the individual in this position commits to adherence to these values to their utmost ability and endeavors to strengthen and embody this mission daily.

• The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Resident (Psych NP Resident) is part of a care team working to provide quality comprehensive services to Sea Mar patients. The NP Resident will work collaboratively with staff to provide team-based coordinated care.

• The Psych NP Resident consults with Behavioral Health clinical staff and Sea Mar medical clinic providers to review cases and provide recommendations about diagnosis, medications, and other treatment considerations.

• The Psych NP Resident provides psychiatric care services to patients of Sea Mar Community Health Centers in accordance with training, experience, certification, insurance and licensure in a manner consistent with guidelines established in the principles of practice at Sea Mar and its mission statement.

• The Psych NP Resident may refer patients to medical specialists or other sources of service when necessary.

• The Psych NP Resident prescribes, manages, and/or dispenses required medication to patients according to the individual prescriptive authority granted by the Washington State Board.

• The Psych NP Resident is expected to participate in clinical affairs, working with administrative personnel, the APP Residency Director, Medical/Clinical Director and the Chief Medical Officer to improve the patient care experience.

• The Psych NP Resident provides care for special groups of patients such as those in nursing homes or other institutions when appropriate.

• The Psych NP Resident will fulfill all residency requirements as detailed in the curriculum and as required by the…