Psych ARNP

Position: Psych ARNP Salary
Job Title Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)    Position Summary  The outpatient Psychiatric ARNP 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 have access to counseling and case management services, in addition to the psychiatric  services provided by the Psychiatric ARNP.

The clients seen at the medical clinics by the Psychiatric  ARNP will be seen for evaluation and medication follow-up. The Psychiatric ARNP does not provide  counseling services.  The Psychiatric ARNP is part of a care team working to provide quality comprehensive services to Sea  Mar patients. The Psychiatric ARNP will work collaboratively with staff to provide team-based  coordinated care.  Duties and Responsibilities  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.

Job Description  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES  THE PSYCHIATRIC ARNP’S

DUTIES include:

Face to face psychiatric evaluations with client/patients to determine psychiatric diagnosis.
Ongoing medication review services to assess the effects of prescribed medication.
Consultation with Behavioral Health clinical staff and Sea Mar medical clinic providers to review  cases and provide recommendations about diagnosis, medications, and other treatment  considerations.
Phone availability for emergency review of medications and their effects, or for refilling  prescriptions.
Phone consultation with Sea Mar physicians so that they can prescribe initial medications until  such time as clients can been seen for a face to face for psychiatric/medication review and  possible entry into mental health services.
Chart documentation to include written notes of psychiatric evaluations, medication reviews,  and any other client contacts.
The Psychiatric ARNP will maintain a Psychiatric Medication Chart, make copies of all  prescriptions, and obtain all necessary medication consent signatures from each client.  OTHER CLINICAL DUTIES   Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the  patients served.
Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span.
Able to identify and categorize each patient’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for  infant, adolescent, or geriatric patients.  CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT   This person must sign an oath of permanent confidentiality covering all patient related  information.
This person must receive a background check from DSHS and Washington State Patrol.
This person must comply with all ethical standards of Sea Mar and those required by DOH  (Washington State Department of Health).
The person in this position shall have no history or evidence of alcohol or other drug misuse for  a period of three (3) years immediately prior to the date of employment at the facility, and no  misuse of alcohol or other drugs while employed at this center.
The Behavioral Health Director shall sign and date the job description to affirm the validity of  the information herein.  Qualifications  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential…