Sea Mar Community Health Centers·Seattle, Washington
The Psych NP Resident provides psychiatric evaluations and medication management to patients within outpatient behavioral health sites and medical clinics. They work collaboratively with a care team to provide coordinated, comprehensive psychiatric services and participate in the APP Residency program.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) founded in 1978, is a community-based organization committed to providing quality, comprehensive health, human, housing, educational and cultural services to diverse communities, specializing in service to Latinos in Washington State. Sea Mar proudly serves all persons without regard to race, ethnicity, immigration status, gender, or sexual orientation, and regardless of ability to pay for services. Sea Mar's network of services includes more than 90 medical, dental, and behavioral health clinics and a wide variety of nutritional, social, and educational services. We are recruiting for the following position:
Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization
The outpatient Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (Psych NP) Resident is responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in Sea Mar’s outpatient Behavioral Health sites and in Sea Mar’s medical clinics. The clients served in the Behavioral Health Program will have access to counseling and case management services, in addition to the psychiatric services provided by the Psych NP resident. The clients seen at the medical clinics by the Psych NP resident will be seen for evaluation and medication follow-up. The Psych NP resident does not provide counseling services.
The Psych NP resident is part of a care team working to provide quality comprehensive service to Sea Mar patients. The Psych NP resident will work collaboratively with staff to provide team-based coordinated care and will actively participate in the APP Residency program training.
Education, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations, and Medical Screening
Masters of Science in Nursing (MSN) or Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,
Active Washington state Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) and Registered Nurse (RN) licenses.
Medical
Screening
Requirements:
Pre-Hire and annual employee health screening required
Annual influenza vaccine required. Only exception is for employees with a medical or religious exemption approved by Administration. Employees with an approved medical or religious exemption must wear a mask at all time during the flu season.
Minimum
Formal
Training:
Successful completion of an accredited Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program (PMHNP).
National Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board (AANPCB) or American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).
To prescribe legend drugs, the ARNP must have notation of approval on license.
A current DEA certificate is required if applicant is requesting privileges to prescribe controlled substances.
This position must obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire date and is required to maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment
Additional education may be required for some specialty areas.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Physical Requirements The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Supervision
Sea Mar is an equal opportunity employer.
Please visit our website to learn more about us at www.seamar.org. You may also apply thru our Career page at this link. [http://seamar.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/sea_mar]
Candidates must hold an MSN or DNP and be a certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with active Washington state ARNP and RN licenses. A current DEA certificate and BLS CPR certification are also required.
Supervised by: the APP Residency Director, Psychiatric Lead; the Chief Medical Officer; and the Program Manager or delegated administrator as appropriate.
The Psych NP Resident is evaluated at a minimum of twice per year by the APP Residency Director, faculty, staff, peers, Psychiatric Lead, the Chief Medical Officer, and the Program Director.
Interrelationships: The Psych NP Resident works closely with the APP Residency Program Director, APP Residency Site Director, Psychiatric Lead, Chief Medical Officer, Administrators and Executive Director to realize the programmatic goals of the organization.
Market context
In Washington, advanced-practice openings for Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants are often competitive because employers look for state licensure, current BLS and ACLS, EPIC proficiency, and recent clinical case documentation. These roles can move quickly when a candidate matches the required scope and charting expectations. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time versus reading the full posting, then prepare your 24-month case logs before applying.
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