Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) at CCS - Family Behavioral Health

MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER (PMHNP)
SOUTH KING COUNTY (1-2 DAYS PER WEEK)
OPTION OF 1-2 DAYS PER MONTH IN ABERDEEN, AS NEED/AVAILABLE
Seeking: Bi-lingual fluency skills in Spanish and English to serve families who communicate in Spanish

The Child and Adolescent Mental Health Nurse Practitioner provides psychiatric/medical oversight and consultation, as well as direct psychiatric services to clients of Family Behavioral Health.  This role works in collaboration with clinical supervisors and mental health clinicians in all services to ensure quality psychiatric care of consumers and quality clinical consultation to staff.  The successful candidate will collaborate with community partners, colleagues, and families to provide family-centered, strengths-based, individually-tailored care to clients of Catholic Community Services in South King County (1-2 days per week on site in Tukwila; plus, option of 1-2 days per month, on-site in Aberdeen, WA.

WHO ARE WE:

We are a values-driven organization, providing family-oriented mental health care for children, youth and families in their own homes and communities.  Our skilled clinical teams provide intensive mental health services to help children and youth remain safely in their own home with their family, restoring hope, and helping to strengthen family unity. With a site located in Portland, Oregon and Washington sites in Tukwila, Burien, Vancouver, Olympia, Yelm, Shelton, Aberdeen, Bremerton, University Place, and Tacoma Family Behavioral Health offers comprehensive and intensive mental health services to a diverse population of youth and families. We employ over 700 caring and compassionate employees. 

WHAT WE VALUE:  
Compassion  Diversity  Excellence  Justice  Stewardship  Accountability  Safety

We strive to help children and families live together safely and securely with hope and promise.  We serve as a catalyst for change, challenging long-standing service traditions in community behavioral health.  We approach service provision with humility and passion, demonstrated through compassionate and respectful interactions with youth and families.  We offer alternatives to restrictive levels of care and stand strong to advocate with child-serving systems to provide the most normative, least-restrictive services in order to keep youth in their community.

WHAT WE OFFER: 

• Opportunity to work with innovative therapeutic team who are serving youth and families in their home and community.
• Part-time (1-2 days per week) at our South King County site (Tukwila and/or Burien) site. Also, may pick up 1-2 days per month in Aberdeen, as needed/available (FBH will make and for local Hotel when overnight).
• Additionally, some events and trainings are provided in person as well.
• Pay is commensurate with related experience and credentials.  
• Bi-lingual fluency in Spanish and English, tiered pay depending on consistency of services delivered to Spanish speaking families served.

JOB SUMMARY:

• Conducts psychiatric assessment of youth in services.
• Evaluates medication needs, prescribes, and supervises ongoing medication needs for all assigned clients.  
• Participates in regular intervention reviews and ongoing treatment planning for all consumers.
• Meets regularly and as needed with consumers for medication monitoring/management; consults with families as appropriate.
• Provides regular psychiatric/medical consultation and direction to clinical staff.
• Participates in care coordination with community partners for higher levels of care or specialized treatment services.
• Consults regularly with leadership around service needs. 
• Completes all paperwork and record keeping required of position.
• Provides after-hours, on-call consultation via phone, as needed.
• Provides consultation with PMHNP staff on complex cases or when requested. 
• Other duties may be included.

WHAT WE ARE SEEKING IN A CANDIDATE:

• PMHNP: Legally licensed to practice medicine in Washington State; license and DEA certificate in good standing; ability to meet necessary privileging and credentialing criteria (JCAHO and NCQA). PMHNP certification.
• Two years’ experience working with children and families in a clinical setting with strong knowledge of child and adolescent development and family systems.
• Bi-lingual fluency skills in Spanish and English, highly desired. 
• Demonstrated competence in assessment, diagnosis, medication evaluation and current, sound prescriptive practices for children experiencing mental illness.
• Commitment to strengths-based, family-centered, and individually-tailored clinical approaches.
• Ability to understand and work with child-serving systems (mental health, child welfare, education, juvenile justice/courts, public health, social services).
• Commitment to collaboratively teaming with staff from multi-disciplinary backgrounds. 
• Must successfully pass required background clearances. 
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated commitment to a workplace which embraces diversity.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to consult with staff.
• Demonstrates the necessary attitudes, knowledge and skills to deliver culturally responsive services and work effectively in multi-cultural situations.
• Support and uphold the mission, beliefs and values of Catholic Community Services.

ABOUT TUKWILA: 

Tukwila’s earliest residents were members of the Duwamish Tribe with homes along the Black and Duwamish Rivers. They named the area Tukwila for the lush forests of hazelnut tress which grew throughout the area.  Enjoy all the area has to offer:

• Located just south of Seattle, Washington, the City of Tukwila is dynamic and unique. It is recognized as one of the most diverse communities in the country, with more than 80 languages spoken in its schools. While the City has fewer than 20,000 residents, the daytime population includes more than 47,000 who work in Tukwila plus over 150,000 who visit the city on a daily basis. 
• Tukwila, nestled in the hills surrounding major commerce corridors are quiet residential neighbors.  Residents of the City enjoy small-town warmth, involvement and caring, while having the benefits of high-quality services and goods associated with larger cities.
• Perhaps, you are a runner, walker, or biker – Tukwila offers many trails, along rivers and parks, while enjoying a spectacular view of Mt. Rainier. Shop ‘til you drop at the largest retail mall in the Pacific Northwest.

If you are passionate about providing strength-based mental health services for children, youth and their family, we would love to hear from you!

If you are not on our careers page: please click on the following link to view our opportunities and apply: FBH Opportunities . For additional questions, contact Karla Lacktorin, Regional Clinical Recruiter, at karlal@ccsww.org

Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.