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Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant - Kirkland, WA

Connections Health Solutions

Posted on: 22 Mar 2024

Job Location: Kirkland, US

Job Description:

Overview:

The full job description covers all associated skills, previous experience, and any qualifications that applicants are expected to have.

***Full-time eligible for $10,000 Commitment bonus***

We re not just behavioral health people we re crisis people.

Connections has built a model that combines medical and recovery-oriented treatment that gets people connected to community-based resources and back to their lives faster. Our aim is for solutions, not just stop-gaps. Real support, not restriction. We have proven that our model improves access, creates hope and makes the behavioral health crisis system work better, and we re finding better ways to do it every day.

Our story

Originally founded by two emergency room psychiatrists, Dr. Chris Carson and Dr. Robert Williamson, Connections Health Solutions brings 30 years of experience serving individuals in crisis and operates two of the nation s largest and most studied crisis response centers and is currently expanding to more states. Since opening our doors we have provided care and treatment for hundreds of thousands of individuals in crisis.

Responsibilities:

What You'll Do:

We are hiring a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant who will direct, coordinate, and provide medical/clinical services to specified individuals within the facility, including, but not limited to: intervention, psychiatric evaluation and assessment, differential diagnosis, treatment planning, medication management, engagement, family meetings, supportive psychotherapy, individual education, risk assessment and discharge planning.

Serves as the attending clinician to specified individuals. Completes initial psychiatric assessments, crisis interventions, family interventions, focused crisis diagnostic assessments, assessments of capacity for consent to treatment, risk assessments, individual education, progress toward treatment goals, and discharge planning including medical, psychological, social, behavioral and developmental aspects of the individual s care, treatment, and services.
Documents individual s progress in the clinical record including admission order, progress notes, and discharge orders. Oversees delivery of medication education and consent, according to established policy.
Orders laboratory tests according to standards of clinical practice. Reviews the health assessment completed by nursing staff, obtains a past and current medical history, and conducts a focused physical examination as indicated, according to established guidelines. Initiates contact with Primary Care Physicians and Emergency Room clinicians according to established guidelines.
Assesses individuals needs and guides the clinical team while managing treatment plan updates, in addition to initiating contact with Outpatient Behavioral Health Provider according to established guidelines. Reviews and utilizes all available documents from the crisis clinical team.
Provides necessary information to clinical team regarding inpatient utilization. Utilizes appropriate medication based on best practices.
Collaborates with other personnel to ensure that each treatment modality is appropriate for the individual in addition to working with outside psychiatric providers in crisis and inpatient services. Works with the community to review involuntary petitions, assess involuntary patients, and coordinate with the legal system to follow established guidelines for Involuntary Evaluation and Treatment.
Participates in medical staff meetings including regional and quarterly meetings; participates in all required meetings; and participates in any meeting as requested by Medical Leadership.
Qualifications:

What You'll Bring:

NP: Unrestricted Registered Nursing license in the State. Completion of an accredited Nurse Practitioner program with a Master s level certification in Psychiatric Mental Health (PMHNP).
PA: Completion of an accredited Physician Assistant program.
Licensed in State of employment and National Certifications.
Experience in the delivery of crisis mental health and/or delivery of family health treatment to children, adolescents, and/or adults.
Unrestricted DEA license.

It would be great if you had:

NP: Dual certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Doctorate of Nursing Practice.
DEA X license.
Experience working in addiction treatment and recovery.

What We Offer:

Employees (and their families) are offered comprehensive health insurance, including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity
CHS pays for Basic Life, AD&D, Short and Long-Term Disability
Voluntary Life insurance option for employees and their families
Health Savings Accounts (with $1,000 to $2,000 employer contribution depending on plan)
Flexible Spending Accounts (health care and dependent care)
Employee Assistance Program to help with confidential emotional support, work life solutions, financial solutions, legal assistance, or online support
Online Subscription to Headspace, a digital mindfulness and meditation platform
After 90 days, you are auto-enrolled in the 401k Plan with company match (50% of deferrals up to 6% of compensation after 6 months)
Generous PTO starting at 160 hours accrued annually and 12 recognized company holidays

The typical hiring range for this role in Washington is $78.49 - $97.03 per hour.

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