Nurse Practitioner – Psychiatric, Vancouver, Washington

Kaiser Permanente

LOCATION : Washington

JOB TYPE : Full Time

LICENSE : NP

EXPERIENCE : 1-3 years experience

SALARY : $64.96 - $98.44 / year

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Job Description

Primary Location Vancouver, Washington
Worker Location Flexible
Facility Cascade Park Medical Offices
Job Number 1331281
Date posted 01/27/2025

Description:

Job Summary:

Provides psychiatric consultation and liaison services to hospital, emergency department and Brookside Center residential facility.

Essential Responsibilities:

 

    • Provide direct clinical care to patients admitted to hospital, emergency department and residential facility. Provides assessment, suicide risk assessment, medication evaluation, treatment recommendations, and behavioral intervention to patients with behavioral health conditions. Involves family and obtains collateral contact as needed for accurate assessment.

 

    • Provide treatment planning and assure continuity of care for patients behavioral healthcare needs of the patient in collaboration with psychiatric consult liaison social worker. This may include scheduling appointments in outpatient mental health and addiction departments, arranging transfers to Brookside Center residential facility or psychiatric inpatient hospitals.

 

    • Collaborates closely with medical staff, emergency department staff, consult liaison social worker, psychiatrists, addiction staff, Emergency Psychiatric Services staff and Brookside Center staff to assure coordinated care for behavioral health patients.

 

    • Supports hospital and emergency department nursing and physician staff in providing evidence-based and high quality and compassionate care to patients with mental health, addiction and other behavioral health conditions. Assists nursing staff with nursing plans of care. Educates and supports nursing staff in providing effective behavioral interventions for patients with disruptive behavior. Assist hospital staff in the understanding of mental, emotional and addictive conditions and best practices for providing care in hospital setting.

 

    • Maintain current knowledge of federal, state, local and hospital regulatory requirements and clinical standards that relate to detaining and transporting mental health patients, secluding/restraining, and management of aggressive behavior.

 

    • Provides psychiatric care and medication management to patients admitted to Brookside Mental Health as needed.

 

  • Assist nursing educators in identifying staff training needs in the recognition, understanding, safe and effective treatment of behavioral health patients.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
  • Two (2) years of clinical psychiatric nurse practitioner in hospital or other acute setting.
Education
  • Masters of Science in nursing.
License, Certification, Registration
  • Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner License (Oregon)
  • Registered Nurse License (Oregon)
  • National Provider Identifier required at hire
  • Drug Enforcement Administration Registration
  • Nurse Practitioner National Certificate from American Association for Nurse Practitioners
Additional Requirements:
  • Clinical assessment skills in the area of psychiatry and mental health, including bio-psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, suicide risk assessment and treatment interventions.
  • Expertise in diagnosis of dementia, delirium and mental disorders.
  • Working knowledge of psychotropic medications, their use and side-effects.
  • Prescriptive authority.
  • Effective interpersonal communication skills.
  • Collaborative practice skills.
  • Problem solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Two (2) years of providing psychiatric Consults in a hospital setting.
  • Two (2) years in emergency psychiatric setting.
  • Two (2) years of providing psychiatric nursing care and prescribing psychiatric medication.
  • One (1) year of within managed care organization.
  • Clinical assessment skills in the area of psychiatry and mental health, including bio-psychosocial assessments, diagnosis, and treatment interventions.
  • Knowledge in addictive conditions, including assessment, withdrawal symptoms/syndromes, withdrawal medication protocols and clinically appropriate treatment protocols.
  • Expertise in diagnosis of dementia, delirium and cognitive disorders.
  • Collaborative practice skills knowledgeable and able to use motivational enhancement skills.
  • Knowledgeable about Trauma-Informed Care.
  • Excellent problem solving skills.
  • General working knowledge of the policies and procedures in the institution, including but not limited to: seclusion and restraint policies and suicide risk assessment policies.
  • Working knowledge of the states legal requirements for placing an individual on a transport hold.
  • Working knowledge of the legal requirements for reporting abuse and/or homicidal threats.
  • Training and knowledge in crisis prevention and crisis intervention skills.
  • Working knowledge of HealthConnect and other clinical computer systems.
  • Thorough understanding of management of aggressive behavior and de-escalation skills.
  • Knowledge of area hospital resources and referral procedures

Primary Location: Washington,Vancouver,Cascade Park Medical Offices
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 30
Shift: Day
Workdays: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Working Hours Start: 07:30 AM
Working Hours End: 06:00 PM
Job Schedule: Part-time
Job Type: Standard
Worker Location: Flexible
Employee Status: Regular
Employee Group/Union Affiliation: W05|AFT|Local 5017
Job Level: Individual Contributor
Department: Cascade Park – Mental Health/Psychiatry-NP/PA – 1008
Pay Range: $64.96 – $98.44 / year
The ranges posted above reflect the location in the job posting. The salary range may vary if you reside in a different location or state than the location posted.
Travel: No
Flexible: Work location is on-site at a KP location, with the flexibility to work from home.
Worker location must align with Kaiser Permanente’s Authorized States policy.
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