Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Flexible schedule
• PTO
• Tuition reimbursement
• 4% 401K employer match
• In-house medical, dental, or behavioral health services

Responsibilities

• Provides psychotherapy for clients including individuals, couples and family therapy.
• Provides psychiatric evaluations for patients.
• PRACTICES IN COLLABORATION WITH PHYSICIANS AND PSYCHIATRISTS IN PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR PATIENTS.
• AFFORDS ASSESSMENT OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL NEEDS OF PATIENTS AND DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS CARE PLANS.
• AS PART OF THE KCH PCMH TEAM, PARTICIPATES IN CLINICAL MEETINGS, PATIENT CARE, CONFERENCES AND PATIENT CARE PLAN COORDINATION WITH THE PCP.
• PROVISION OF PRIMARY CARE DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT, REFERRAL AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES THAT ARE PROFESSIONALLY AND CULTURALLY COMPETENT, AND CENTERED ON THE WHOLE PERSON.
• PRESCRIBES AND CARRIES OUT, OR DIRECTS OTHERS IN CARRYING OUT, APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, OR REFERENCES INDIVIDUALS FOR SPECIALTY CONSULTATION OR TREATMENT IN CONFORMANCE WITH APPROVED CLINICAL PROTOCOLS.

Requirements

Comprehensive knowledge of basic principles of health, illness, and wellness including current best practice in effective delivery of preventive and primary health care in outpatient settings and health education to target populations.

Qualifications

• Strong therapy skills are essential.

Skills

• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Pay

Part time position shared between the Sandpoint and Bonners Ferry clinic locations.