Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Western Washington University with over 15000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school is nationally recognized for its educational programs students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham Washington a coastal community of 90000 overlooking Bellingham Bay the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes Bremerton Everett Port Angeles and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes such as being named one of the top public masters-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

Western Washington University is committed to achieving excellence through advancing inclusive success increasing our Washington impact and focusing on transformational education grounded in the liberal arts and sciences and based on innovative scholarship research and creative activity. Westerns greatest strength is the outstanding students faculty staff and alumni/ae who make up its community. Western supports an inclusive governance structure for all and provides a learning and working environment in which everyone can pursuit of this excellence individual employees are expected to establish and maintain productive and effective inclusive working relationships amongst diverse populations including staff faculty administration student and external constituents. Further individual employees are expected to have the ability to operationalize sustainability concepts (economic societal environmental) into all aspects of performing their job duties.

The Psychiatric ARNP provides mental healthcare services for students under the direction of the WWU Student Health Center Medical Director. This is a permanent full time 9-10 month cyclic position.

80% Direct Clinical Services:
-Psychiatric assessment diagnosis and treatment for a wide variety of conditions including bipolar and psychotic disorders ADHD mental health emergencies.
-Provide prescription and medication oversight and consult for crisis intervention.
-Obtain medical history perform physical assessment establish diagnoses provide medical consultations order and interpret lab and other studies arrange appropriate referrals.
-Prescribe medications or other treatments and arrange follow-up for patients based upon diagnoses. Help to coordinate emergency care and hospitalization when appropriate.
-Perform virtual consultations with patient family and/or specialists as indicated.
-Educate patients about their diagnoses treatment options prognosis and appropriate preventive care.
-Accurately and fully document histories physical exams behavioral observations diagnoses telephone consultations and treatments according to clinical and medical records protocols.
-Personally review and electronically sign all reports of labs x-rays/other studies consultation reports and transferred medical records.
-Regularly update each patients electronic chart as indicated.

20% Collaboration Care Coordination & Operational Support:
-Provide in-service and consultation for Student Health Center staff and campus partners.
-Provide on call coverage on a rotating schedule for psychiatric concerns including medication refills critical lab results and calls from community providers.
-Participate in quality improvement programs to maintain and improve quality of care.
-Attend and participate in meetings and committees as requested by supervisor.

• ARNP certification with Masters level Registered Nurse (MRN) and Mental Health Certification.
• Current unrestricted Washington State license or demonstrated eligibility to obtain licensure in Washington by start date with maintenance of continuing education requirements.
• Current DEA registration.
• Current CPR certification.
• Knowledge and demonstrated clinical experience to appropriately evaluate diagnose treat and manage students with acute and chronic mental health issues and the knowledge and ability to respond in mental health emergencies.
• Strong verbal written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated awareness knowledge and skills to interact effectively with persons representing a wide range of diverse backgrounds such as low income/underemployed populations students of color LGBTQ and international students.
• Demonstrated skill in working well under pressure to prioritize and manage multiple tasks.
• Experience working in an Electronic Health Record (EHR)

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP).
• Mental Health experience in a University or College Health Clinic setting
• Five or more years of experience working in an inpatient or outpatient mental health clinical setting as a prescriptive provider.
• Experience as a collaborator and psychiatric consultant on a multidisciplinary team.

• Maintains BLS certification
• Maintains license and remains in good standing with the State of Washington
• Successful fit testing and the ability to wear a N95 mask for several hours
• Maintains Tetanus pertussis and influenza vaccinations
• Proof of measles mumps rubella hep B & varicella immunity

Benefits Overview for Administrative Professional Position.

A cover letter and resume are required and should address your experience related to the position responsibilities and the required and preferred qualifications. Please include the names and contact information of three professional references. References will only be contacted if necessary with notice provided beforehand.

Western Washington University (WWU) is an equal opportunity compliance with applicable laws WWU does not discriminate on the basis of race ethnicity color national origin age citizenship or immigration status pregnancy use of protective leave genetic status sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression marital status creed religion veteran or military status disability or the use of a trained guide dog or service animal (including a service animal in training) by a person with a disability or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law in its programs or activities including employment admissions and educational programs. See WWUs Policies onProhibiting Discrimination Based on A Protected Class and Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sex. Inquiries may be directed to the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX Compliance Title IX and ADA Coordinator Western Washington University Old Main 126 (MS 9021) 516 High Street Bellingham WA 98225; 360.650.3307 (voice) or 711 (Washington Relay);

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