FAMILY MEDICINE NURSE PRACTITIONER

UHS•Kirkland, WA

About The Position

Fairfax Behavioral Health, founded in 1930, is a private, free-standing mental health hospital that specializes in psychiatric and detox treatment. We strive to meet and respond to the needs of our community by offering a continuum of care and evidenced-based programs at multiple locations within our region. We have behavioral health facilities and services located in Kirkland, Everett and Monroe, Washington. Mental and behavioral health challenges are a growing concern within our communities. Whether it is ourselves or a loved one, we will all likely be affected by behavioral health and mental disorders or illness. This drives our passion for providing evidenced-based outpatient and inpatient psychiatric treatment programs with successful outcomes. For more information, please visit us at https://www.fairfaxhospital.com/ Position Summary: Family Medicine with Behavioral Health experience. The Provider will provide a full scope of specialty services to Employer’s patients at Employer’s Facilities. Provider shall perform all duties and services under Employer’s general direction, control, and supervision; however, Employer will not impose other employment duties or constraints that require Provider to infringe the ethics of the medical profession, violate any law, or practice outside Provider’s scope of practice and experience. Provider retains the right to exercise Provider’s independent medical judgment in providing care and treatment to patients. Provider shall be courteous and respectful of the rights and dignity of patients with whom he/she comes into contact and shall work cooperatively with Employer’s administrative staff. Provider shall abide by all Employer policies and procedures, as adopted and updated from time to time. Provider shall provide services to all patients regardless of their race, sexual preference, religion, gender, or ability or inability to pay and any other class protected by law.

Responsibilities

Provide professional medical care to Employer’s patients in accordance with professional standards of care, quality and practice protocols and policies, as adopted from time to time by Employer and as required by law.
Provide call coverage one (1) weekend is required every five (5) weeks for the Facilities in accordance with Employer’s call coverage schedule.
Perform the particular duties assigned by Employer from time to time.
Keep and maintain appropriate records, reports, claims, and correspondence necessary and appropriate in connection with all professional services Provider renders under this Agreement.
Promote Employer’s professional practice, to the extent permitted by law and the applicable canons of professional ethics.
Attend to the administrative duties of the Employer’s professional practice, to the extent required by Employer’s policies.
Perform all acts reasonably necessary to maintain and improve Provider’s professional skills.
Participate in marketing/public relations of his/her duties such as speaking engagements, newspaper interviews, etc. as required by Employer.