Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - WellConnect / SAGE

Downtown Emergency Service Center•Seattle, WA

22h

About The Position

DESC is hiring a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide outreach-based behavioral health care to clients in DESC supportive housing programs. The position is divided between WellConnect, an intensive behavioral-health-within-housing startup program modeled on assertive community treatment and focused on clients with high behavioral health needs, and SAGE, DESC’s largest outpatient longitudinal behavioral health program. The WellConnect portion is securely funded for 14 months, with anticipated long-term sustainability after the pilot period. The role is expected to work two days per week with WellConnect (Tuesday and Wednesday highly preferred) and three days per week with SAGE. SAGE is both clinic- and housing-based, but this role will predominantly work with multidisciplinary teams to engage and see clients in supportive housing. The Nurse Practitioner works alongside psychiatric nurses, case managers, social workers, substance use disorder professionals, peer specialists, and support staff, and collaborates with psychiatric and medical providers. The role provides care to people experiencing severe mental illness and often co-occurring substance use disorders, using evidence-based approaches to improve outcomes. It is supervised by the Outpatient Psychiatric Provider Supervisor. The position is full-time, with an office-day shift and Saturdays and Sundays off. Compensation is $160,836.00–$177,575.76 annually. DESC offers medical, dental, life, and long-term disability insurance; an Employee Assistance Program, Flexible Spending Account, ORCA card subsidy, 34 days of paid time off per year, and a retirement plan. The position is represented by SEIU Healthcare 1199NW.

Requirements

Washington State Department of Health license as a Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, with prescriptive authority per WAC 246-840-410, in good standing.
Master’s degree in Psychiatric Nursing.
Board certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
Registration with the Drug Enforcement Agency.
Advanced knowledge and experience prescribing psychiatric medications.
Ability to pass a Washington State criminal background check.
Knowledge of harm reduction principles and strategies.
Ability and interest in providing case consultations with multidisciplinary staff.
Ability to remain open and receptive to constructive feedback.
Ability to communicate and coordinate with staff from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to work effectively with clients displaying a wide range of psychiatric behaviors.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge, skill, and proficiency in working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
Experience prescribing buprenorphine.
Experience in atypical health care settings, such as street outreach, housing, day centers, or jails.
Doctoral degree.
Bilingual in Spanish and English.

Responsibilities

Coordinate client care within multidisciplinary behavioral health teams.
Perform psychiatric evaluations and collaboratively establish treatment plans with clients.
Prescribe and monitor medications as indicated, including medications for opioid use disorder, predominantly buprenorphine.
Document care in accordance with agency standards.
Evaluate clients in crisis and advise on courses of treatment.
Recommend plans for ongoing longitudinal care.
Participate in program meetings, in-service trainings, clinical reviews, and case conferences for clients as indicated.
Take initiative to meet the changing needs of community behavioral health treatment.
Participate in verbal de-escalation in emergent situations and assist other staff as needed to maintain a safe, secure environment.
Perform other duties as assigned.