Special Operations Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (1SFG, JBLM, Tacoma, WA)

KBR•DuPont, WA

36d•Onsite

About The Position

KBR is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner to join their team. This role is responsible for integrating the physical, mental, and psychological wellness of service members and their families. The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will provide a full range of outcome-based nurse practitioner services, including supervising and providing general screening and medical care for routine, acute, and chronic conditions. This includes administering immunizations, diagnosing, treating, and counseling patients. The role also involves technically directing and teaching other staff, providing evidence-based educational lectures, and participating in in-service training. The practitioner will diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols and clinical practice guidelines, potentially in consultation with a physician. A key aspect of the role is promoting preventive care and health maintenance, such as annual physicals and positive health behaviors, through education and counseling. Effective communication and collaboration with diverse groups are essential for informing the healthcare team, educating patients and families, and ensuring universal precautions are used. The role also requires attending staff meetings for case discussions, continuing education, and quality improvement initiatives.

Requirements

US Citizenship.
Secret Clearance or Top Secret Clearance, or the ability to obtain a clearance.
Master's degree in Nursing from an academic program, within the nursing specialty field of study that is accredited by a regional or national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Certification as a Psychiatric-Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) or the recognized national nursing certification organization for the specialty area of practice as appropriate.
Minimum experience required to meet clinical competency requirements specified in the Service-specific credentialing instructions.
Maintain credentialing requirements in good standing at a local MTF.
Current, full, active, and unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in one of any U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico or U.S. Virgin Islands.
Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) by the American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

Supervise and provide general screening and medical care and examinations of patients for routine, acute and chronic conditions involving any and all organ systems.
Provide immunizations.
Diagnose, treat, and counsel patients as indicated.
Technically direct and teach other staff.
Provide evidenced-based educational lectures and participate in in-service training to staff members.
Diagnose and treat patients with common acute conditions, chronic illnesses, or minor trauma within accepted protocols, clinical practice guidelines, Nurse Practice Acts, and/or in consultation with a physician.
Promote preventive care and health maintenance including annual physicals, positive health behaviors and self-care through both formal and individual education and counseling.
Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people for the purpose of informing the healthcare team of plans/actions, for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
Recognize conditions that require isolation and ensure universal precautions are used in all patient encounters.
Attend staff meetings to provide case discussion, continuing education, and continuous quality improvement and safety.
Perform other assignments and duties, as required.