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 part-time 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 CHMHA. 

• Other duties as assigned 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Active WA State MD or
  ARNP license  

• Current First Aid/CPR certification or ability to obtain within 30 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