Psych ARNP

Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP)

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.

Essential duties and responsibilities of the Psychiatric ARNP include face to face psychiatric evaluations with clients/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, and chart documentation to include written notes of psychiatric evaluations, medication reviews, and any other client contacts.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or experience:
Experience RN. Licensed in the State of Washington. Must be licensed as a psychiatric nurse (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) with more than five years of experience providing psychiatric services.

Cultural knowledge:
Must be bi-cultural. Knowledge and experience working with Hispanics, migrant and seasonal farm workers and homeless individuals preferred. Interest and flexibility in a variety of person care situations: family care, youth, and adult.

Language skills:
Must be bilingual Spanish/English. Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak efficiently before client or employees of organization.

Mathematical skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

Reasoning ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Education, certificates, licenses, registrations, and medical screening: MHP, prefer certification as minority Mental Health Specialist as prescribed by WAC, must have and maintain TB test annually. This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.

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What We Offer:

Sea Mar offers talented and motivated people the opportunity to work in a dynamic and growing community health organization. Working at Sea Mar Community Health Centers is more than just a job, it's a fulfilling career with opportunity for advancement. The fringe benefits surpass most companies. Full-time employees working 30 hours or more, receive an excellent benefit package of:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription coverage
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Paid-time-off starting at 24 days per year + 10 paid Holidays.
• We also offer 401(k)/Retirement options and an exciting opportunity to work in a culturally diverse environment.

Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.