Family Nurse Practitioner

Primary Purpose and Function

Provide direct patient care and manage caseload of adolescent and adult psychiatric patients from a family/primary care perspective in partnership with THIRA’s psychiatric prescribers and all other medical personnel.

Required Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in Nursing 
• Licensed prescriber in State of Washingtonwith active DEA registration
• Two years (2) minimum experience as a nurse practitioner(residency year experiencemay apply)  
• Prior experience as a family nurse practitioner experience 
• One-year minimum required experience administering medications, including knowledge in substance abusetreatment 
• Demonstratedproficiencyin the use of Microsoft Office and theability to use various softwareprograms
• Must be able to successfully pass a comprehensive criminal background check (Federal and state)
• Ability to work evenings, nights, weekends & holidays asneeded

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in Residential IOP, PHP
• Experience working witheating disorders

Addendum A: Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

PATIENT CARE 

• Conduct physical exams to check patient health; order and interpret tests such as CMP,CBCand other routine tests.  
• Review patient medical histories, diagnose, conductappropriate treatment, and prescribe medication whenneeded 
• Conduct weekly patient follow up exams and document patientprogress 
• Collaborate with attending Psychiatrist/Medical Director and multidisciplinary clinical team to create treatment plans and implementrecommendations   
• Conduct coordination of care with patients outside providers 
• Communicate with outside providers and patient family membersregardingmedical/medication information asneeded  
• Provide phone-based on-call support to staff and/or patients as needed (based on on-call rotation)  
• Support inutilizationreview of all patients and interface with third-party payers to advocate for patientreauthorizations  
• Follow up on any medical/medication related issues asneeded 
• Provide medical support as needed acrossall ofTHIRA’s programs (PHP, IOP & Residential)  
• Maintain infection control standards within ourfacility  
• Provide medical support as needed across all the programs inclusive of residentialprogram 

Addendum B: General Responsibilities & Expectations 

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

• Support and maintain policies regarding professional ethics, including appropriate boundaries and clientconfidentiality;monitor documents according to company and HIPAA policies. 
• Report any immediate safety hazards to appropriate supervisory personnel or maintenance personnel.
• Adhere toWA StateRequirements for Mandated Reporting 

• Demonstrate awareness and respect for diverseclients andstaff
• Adheres to THIRA Health’s compliance standards, Ethicsand Code of Conduct Policy and Conflict of Interest Policy 
• Attend and activelyparticipatein all required THIRA meetings,trainings, and all other coverage, duties, andspecial projects asassigned 
• Demonstrated abilityto exercise discretion and judgement with sensitive and confidential matters, including PII, PHI, and HIPAArequirements   
• Demonstrated ability tomulti-task
• Demonstrated ability to workin a fast-paced environment with limitedsupervision
• Maintain focus on THIRA’s core principles, priorities, and patient-centeredculture  
• Effectivelycommunicate with alllevels of staff, visitors, healthcare professionals, marketers, and the public in a professional, sensitive, and interpersonal manner 

Working Environment

Work is performed primarily indoors, with both artificial and natural lighting.  Equipment includes standard office equipment, i.e., computer, telephone, fax machine, copier, printer, and scanner. Physical demands include sitting, walking, standing, bending over, repetitive use of hands, and lifting up to 25lbs. Position requires close contact with all THIRA Health staff and mental health patients. Hours and days can vary within a Saturday through Friday work week.