Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - WellConnect / SAGE
About The Position
DESC is hiring a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to provide evidence-based mental health and substance use care to clients experiencing severe mental illness and often co-occurring substance use disorders. The role is housing outreach-based, serving clients within DESC’s supportive housing programs and working alongside multidisciplinary behavioral health teams. The position allocates 0.4 FTE (two days per week) to the WellConnect intensive behavioral-health-within-housing start-up team, modeled on assertive community treatment programs and focused on clients with high behavioral health needs in DESC supportive housing. The remaining 0.6 FTE (three days per week) is with the SAGE (Support, Advocacy, Growth & Employment) team, DESC’s largest outpatient longitudinal behavioral health program. SAGE is clinic- and housing-based, but this position will predominantly engage with and see clients in supportive housing. Tuesday and Wednesday are highly preferred for the WellConnect workdays. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner will collaborate with psychiatric nurses, case managers, social workers, substance use disorder professionals, peer specialists, support staff, and other psychiatric and medical providers. The WellConnect program is funded for 14 months, with anticipated long-term sustainability after the pilot period. This is a full-time position with an office day shift and Saturday and Sunday off. The position is supervised by the Outpatient Psychiatric Provider Supervisor and 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 working with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
- Experience with buprenorphine prescribing.
- Experience working 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 medication for opioid use disorder, predominantly buprenorphine.
- Document care in accordance with agency standards.
- Evaluate clients in crisis, advise on courses of treatment, and 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.
Benefits
- Medical insurance.
- Dental insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Long-term disability insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- ORCA card subsidy.
- Paid time off: 34 days per year.
- Retirement plan.
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Job Type
Full-time
