Psychiatrist/Psych ARNP

Job Title: Psychiatrist or Psychiatric ARNP                                                            FLSA: Non-Exempt

Compensation: $85-$130 per hour

Supervisor: Director of Medical Support Services

Here at Community House Mental Health Agency, we strive to provide a supportive family atmosphere in Seattle and King County for people with severe and persistent mental illness. Each person who walks through our door has a unique story, and we believe that everyone deserves to feel welcomed and valued.

CHMHA has a fantastic opening for a Psychiatrist/Psychiatric ARNP.

This role will provide psychiatric services in our agency through the prescribing and monitoring of medications, evaluation of psychiatric status, and consultation to non-medical team member. This is primarily a clinical position and incumbents will spend the majority of their time seeing patients, with the same productivity standards and same scheduling guidelines as physicians.

At Community House, we value a strong work-life balance and aim to provide the best support for our workers. As a CHMHA employee, you will have access to a range of unique benefits, such as company-paid medical/dental/vision/disability insurance, a 403B retirement plan with employer match, continuing education credit, a personal unlimited ORCA card, and an employee assistance program with financial, mental, and legal assistance.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Independently evaluate patients for the purpose of determining a differential, psychiatric diagnosis and biopsychosocial case formulation.
• Assess patients for psychiatric/psychotropic medication necessity.
• Prescribe the psychiatric or psychotropic medications, which are within his/her licensing purview.
• Coordinate with program manager in assigned programs to facilitate integration of medical issues with overall treatment planning
• Screen patients for concurrent non-psychiatric medical conditions and refer for appropriate care.
• Order all appropriate laboratory tests to determine a differential diagnosis and assure safe prescription of medications.
• Assess for medication side effects and treat when appropriate, following guidelines set by accepted professional standards and any other applicable standards of care.
• Consult with the treatment teams or other agency and non-agency providers on issues related to an individual patient's treatment and overall treatment planning. Liaison with primary care physicians and their staff.
• Attend and participate in medical staff meetings, as required.
• Obtain supervision, consultation or guidance by an agency psychiatrist or the medical director in cases as needed.
• Maintain clinical records in accordance with agency policy.
• Perform other functions, e.g. teaching, supervision of nursing staff and students, inter- and interagency committee responsibilities, as assigned. These responsibilities may include provision of group staff consultations without the presence of a staff psychiatrist.
• Understand recovery concepts in behavioral health.
• Apply recovery concepts, as appropriate to clinical work at Sound.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Active WA State MD or ARNP license
• Current First Aid/CPR certification or ability to obtain within 90 days of hire
• Experience working with people with severe and persistent mental illness
• Must hold a valid driver’s license for 1 year with clean driving record in order to use agency vehicles.
• Have legible handwriting
• Ability to do simple mathematics
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to read and comprehend agency/member charts

ACKNOWLEGEMENT STATEMENT:

By submitting this application, I acknowledge that I have read this job description and understand what is expected of me in this position. 

Salary : $85 - $130