Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner (ARNP) - Trueblood Program

About the job

Frontier Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time advanced registered nurse practitioner (ARNP) in Spokane for its Trueblood programs, which aim to lower incarceration and improve access to behavioral health care for people involved in the criminal legal system. The ARNP gives trauma-informed psychiatric care, from evaluation and diagnosis through prescribing, mostly where clients are in the community, accompanied by Trueblood staff.

Frontier Behavioral Health is a nonprofit in Spokane that offers evidence-based, trauma-informed treatment for adults, youth and seniors facing many kinds of behavioral health issues. Its Trueblood-funded programs include Forensic PATH (FPATH), Forensic Housing and Recovery through Peer Services (FHARPS) and the Outpatient Competency Restoration Program (OCRP).

What you'll do

• Do psychiatric evaluations and diagnose assigned clients, and give crisis medical evaluations to other clients as needed
• Decide whether medications, lab studies or imaging are needed, and select, prescribe and monitor psychotropic medications as your license allows
• Teach patients about their diagnosis and medication regimen
• Help develop treatment plans and review cases with treatment teams so care stays evidence-based and trauma-informed
• Provide case consultation to families, residential providers and other FBH staff on request, and occasionally help cover ARNP work in other programs
• Consult with the Chief Medical Officer at least once a month and keep your supervisor informed of daily activities and any problems
• Whenever feasible, document concurrently in FBH's electronic medical record, and keep client records accurate, clear and timely
• Take part in utilization review and peer review as designated, and meet or exceed productivity requirements
• Coordinate with clients' primary health care providers and make referrals to primary care physicians when appropriate
• Keep up with continuing education in neuropharmacology to maintain your license and stay current in the field

What you need

• Washington State ARNP license with prescriptive authority
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (ANCC)
• DEA license
• Able to be credentialed with insurance companies
• A valid, unrestricted driver's license, active car insurance, a passing result on a motor vehicle screening and driving test, and willingness to use your own vehicle for work
• Daily client work in community settings such as homes, group living settings, hospitals, shelters and the streets, some of which may not be clean or habitable
• Able to drive, walk up to several city blocks over varied terrain, climb stairs, and get in and out of vehicles often
• Daily computer use, and lifting 10 to 20 pounds when required
• Chance of exposure to blood-borne pathogens (Category I)

Preferred

• Experience in community-based behavioral health care

Schedule

• Full-time, salaried (exempt)
• Daily travel between work sites and to clients in the community, using FBH vehicles and/or your own

Benefits

• Paid time off that accrues up to 26 days in the first year, plus 9 paid federal holidays
• Paid sick and safe time, plus extended sick leave
• A compressed workweek option, available for some positions, worth up to 26 extra days off a year
• Medical, dental and vision coverage, and flexible spending accounts
• A 403b retirement plan with a standard 3% employer contribution and an additional 3% employer match
• Company-paid life insurance starting the first of the month after 6 months from your hire date
• A sign-on bonus
• Federal and state loan forgiveness for qualifying programs
• Reimbursement of the license or certification application fee the job requires
• No-cost supervision for staff working toward clinical licensure
• A free employee assistance program and staff discounts with FBH partners around Spokane