ARNP- OP Psych Geriatric; Virtual

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FTE
: 0.8,
Shift
:
Days,

Schedule:

Variable

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Provides virtual geriatric outpatient psychiatric services including, but not limited to, consultation, evaluation, medication management, and follow-up. Supports various clinical teams which could include clinicians, integrated mental health therapists, peer support specialists, collaborative care teams, primary care providers, allied support staff and others. If working in the psychiatric consultant role will advise the primary care providers on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, also providing the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions.

• Provides telehealth psychiatric evaluations, medication management and follow-up for scheduled or standby patients.
• Provides and receives effective consultation, internally and externally, to coordinate patient care effectively.
• Completes all required documentation within time frames specified in the Multi Care Health System Ambulatory Electronic Health Record Completion policy.
• Demonstrates a positive attitude and efforts toward meeting the needs of internal and external customers.
• Uses English effectively to send and receive messages, oral and written, in a clear, positive, prompt, and appropriate manner.
• Virtually and in-person when required attends and participates in team meetings and other agency meetings as requested.
• Provides back-up coverage for absent medical staff as needed.
• Provide regularly scheduled caseload consultation to Integrated Mental Health Therapist.
• Works with Integrated Mental Health Therapist to oversee the status and population health of their assigned patient caseload.
• Requires adherence to practice standards, agency standards, contracts, and Washington Administrative Codes.
• May supervise graduate medical students virtually (nurse practitioner students, residents).
• Expert knowledge of psychotropic medications 65 and older.
• Experience in community mental health.
• Able to effectively partner with severely and persistently mentally ill patients.
• Basic computer and keyboard skills.
• Excellent assessment, evaluation, and clinical skills.
• Requires the ability to sit for prolonged periods.
• Requires the willingness and ability to work varied hours when necessary.
• Demonstrate effective de-escalation skills.

• Meets state of Washington licensure requirements by the time of employment.
• Advanced Reg Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority license - Washington Department of Health.
• American Nurses Credentialing Center Board Certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification (PMHNP-BC) or active certifications (PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC) as listed.
• Experience (3-5 years) providing geriatric psychiatry services.
• Current Health Care Provider level BLS certification such as American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority.

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