DSHS BHA Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Description

As our Psychiatric Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner, you will use your empathic engagement skills to be part of a robust and compassionate team that promotes recovery principles and develops therapeutic relationships with our staff and patients. This is an exciting opportunity for a meaningful career where you will have a chance every day to grow and enjoy the work you do.
  
As a part of our team, you'll have the unique opportunity to directly interact with residents, program staff, partner agencies, and community members. Your primary responsibility will involve providing psychiatric care and treatment to the residents at Maple Lane. However, your role will extend beyond direct care – encompassing leadership responsibilities.

Maple Lane is a key business unit of DSHS's Behavioral Health Administration, where our dedicated staff offers residents enriching opportunities and experiences outside the hospital setting, preparing them for a smooth transition back into the community. This is a great opportunity to be a team member as BHA modernizes and enhances behavioral health treatment in Washington State.
  
Some of what you will do

• Provide consultation, medication evaluation, and oversight to a range of people experiencing behavioral health issues.
• Diagnose and treat acute behavioral health conditions or illnesses; prescribe medication and monitor medication regime.
• Coordinate and integrate multidisciplinary services for patients, collaborating with medical physicians, social workers, nurses, and rehabilitative therapists to ensure the patient's treatment plan is effective for each person.
• Deliver patient care, conduct status evaluations and assessments, and create diagnostic formulation.
• Monitor health care issues, consult with medical physicians, and refer for specialized medical care as needed.

Who should apply

• A professional with a license or is eligible to obtain a Washington State license to practice as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP), or WA State issued temporary permit.
• Advanced knowledge and clinical experience in behavioral health diagnosis and treatment.
• Patient-centered communication skills.
• Ability to function independently to assess patient health and determine diagnosis.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications.

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities:

• Accessible for urgent resident behavioral health needs at a 24/7 campus.

• Ability to work within a team, and to resolve conflicts or de-escalate in a calm, non-threatening manner.
• Effectively communicate verbally and in writing with management, colleagues, residents, and the public.

Why Join Us? We partner with people to access support, care, and resources. DSHS employees make a difference in WA State every day by supporting sustainable recovery, independence, and wellness.

The Department of Social and Health Services’ (DSHS) vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring an equity, anti-racism, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to create greater access and affirming representation of the communities we serve, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.   
 
Questions? Please contact [email protected] and reference #02231

Supplemental Information

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.
 
Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protect­ed veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at (360) 725-5810. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.
 
  
 
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