Psychiatric Provider Aide

Sea Mar Community Health Centers • Bellevue, WA

3d • $21 - $21

About The Position

The Psychiatric Provider Aide supports Psychiatric prescribers in administrative and clinical areas. This position also works with Mental Health Therapists to ensure continuity of care for clients. The Psychiatric Provider Aide provides screenings and case management in coordination with other teams or parties involved in treatment. The Psychiatric Provider Aide participates actively as a team member in the delivery of client services and the coordination of community support services.

Requirements

• Must possess a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) License from Washington State.
• Possess a current CPR/BLS card or obtain one within 90 days of employment.
• Must have a current First Aid Certificate.
• Must have an active Washington State Department of Health license.
• Basic mathematical skills are required, including adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing. Convert pounds to kilograms.
• Must have no history or evidence of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of three (3) years immediately prior to being hired.
• Washington State Identification required.
• Must be able to pass a background screening.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with computer software is desired.
• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Assists in ensuring agency compliance with WAC's, RCWs, and other pertinent laws, regulations, and contracts.
• Ensures that charts, prescription refill requests, and all information or paperwork the psychiatric prescriber will need is prepared ahead of time and organized in the fashion preferred by the prescriber.
• Ensures that all medical, nursing, health & safety, and personnel policies and procedures are being followed and implemented.
• Works as part of an integrated care team that may include psychiatrists, social workers, behavioral health professionals, and case managers.
• Assists psychiatric staff with client flow and provides quality of care in a timely manner.
• Completes routine checks and monitors clients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and reports observations to psychiatric staff.
• Prepares the client for their visits with the provider, including obtaining subjective data and vital signs, ensuring charting is in accordance with Sea Mar’s policy.
• Provides mentally impaired or emotionally disturbed clients with routine physical, emotional, psychological, or rehabilitation care under the direction of psychiatric staff.
• Receives and processes medication refill requests from pharmacies by preparing refill requests for provider review and approval, and ensures prescriptions are faxed to the pharmacy.
• Fields phone calls from clients regarding questions about side effects and/or status of refills.
• Facilitates client enrollment in prescription assistance programs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span. Able to identify and categorize each client’s age-specific grouping of needs, such as those for adolescent or geriatric clients.
• Provides medication monitoring, including effects on the client, and provides feedback to the psychiatrist regarding positive and negative side effects.
• Screens for suicide risk and informs the psychiatric prescriber and mental health therapist.
• Uses case management and builds community support as needed to provide follow-up care.
• Maintains confidentiality; prevents splitting between staff and clients, and offers concrete ideas on handling challenging situations.
• Provides advocacy as needed and encourages cooperation when implementing the Service Plan or to resolve problems that are interfering with active participation in the plan (such as transportation or language barrier).
• Assists the client in accomplishing necessary tasks in service accessibility, such as filling out appropriate forms, obtaining necessary documentation or authorization, and finding transportation.
• Makes referrals based on identified needs to appropriate agencies and/or community services.
• Provides information and assists clients with self-referral.
• Maintains files that document case management activities as required by the State and the agency.
• Participates in regular interdisciplinary team case reviews.
• Welcomes and orients all visitors in a positive manner.
• Completes daily record keeping as directed by the Program Manager.
• Reports any unusual incidents to the Program Manager and agrees to report to the State any suspected case of child/elder abuse or neglect as mandated by WAC.
• Must be able to support a full-time provider (ARNP) to see an average of 14 clients per day.
• Demonstrates clear and concise written and verbal communication.
• Assist with obtaining laboratory tests and results.
• Responsible for communicating provider delays and delays in client flow to the front desk staff, as well as the client.
• Depending on the work environment, the Psychiatric Provider Aide will perform all duties under WAC 246-841-400.
• This job description does not suggest or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee. The psych aide will be required to follow other instructions and to perform other duties as assigned by their supervisor

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed