The role involves providing outpatient psychiatric services, including evaluations, medication management, and follow-up care. The position also requires effective consultation and coordination of patient care with various clinical teams.
Requirements summary
Candidates must meet Washington state licensure requirements and hold an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner license with prescriptive authority. Additional certifications in psychiatric mental health nursing are required.
DocumentationBLS CertificationSupervisionConsultationClinical SkillsPatient Care CoordinationEducational SupportMedication ManagementPsychiatric EvaluationsAssessment SkillsPsychotropic MedicationsDe-escalation SkillsTeam MeetingsPrescriptive AuthorityWashington LicensureBehavioral Health Management
Job description
Join a team that shares your calling At MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities.
Belonging here means living our mission and values every day.
If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.
FTE: 1.0; Shit: Days; Schedule: Variable Compensation Range Position Summary Provides outpatient psychiatric services including, but not limited to, consultation, evaluation, medication management, and follow-up.
Supports various clinical teams which could include clinicians, integrated mental health therapists, peer support specialists, collaborative care teams, primary care providers, allied support staff and others.
If working in the psychiatric consultant role will advise the primary care providers on appropriate medications and other treatment strategies, also providing the care team with educational support on diagnosing and managing behavioral health conditions.
Responsibilities Provides psychiatric evaluations, medication management and follow-up for scheduled or standby patients.
Provides and receives effective consultation, internally and externally, to coordinate patient care effectively.
Completes all required documentation within timeframes specified in the MultiCare Health System Ambulatory Electronic Health Record Completion policy.
Demonstrates a positive attitude and efforts toward meeting the needs of internal and external customers.
Attend and participate in team meetings and other agency meetings as requested.
Provides back-up coverage for absent medical staff as needed.
Provide regularly scheduled caseload consultation to Mental Health Therapist.
Requires adherence to practice standards, agency standards, contracts, and Washington Administrative Codes.
May supervise graduate medical students (nurse practitioner students, residents).
Expert knowledge of psychotropic medications.
Excellent assessment, evaluation, and clinical skills Demonstrate effective de-escalation skills.
Requirements Meets state of Washington licensure requirements by the time of employment.
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Paid Time Off
Retirement Benefits
Advanced Reg Nurse Practitioner with prescriptive authority license - Washington Department of Health.
American Nurses Credentialing Center Board Certification as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification (PMHNP-BC™) or if one of the following active certifications (available for renewal only).
Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification (PMHNP-BC) Adult Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification (PMHCNS-BC) Child/Adolescent Psychiatric-Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist Certification (PMHCNS-BC) Current Health Care Provider level BLS certification such as American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
DEA, NPI & prescriptive authority.
About Rockwood Clinic MultiCare Rockwood Clinic is one of the region’s largest outpatient diagnostic and treatment centers, serving communities across eastern Washington, northern Idaho and western Montana.
With more than 350 physicians and providers across 50 specialties and multiple primary and urgent care locations, Rockwood delivers more than 160,000 patient visits annually.
This diverse and growing outpatient network offers a wide range of meaningful career opportunities.
About the Spokane Community Spokane, in eastern Washington along the Spokane River and near the Selkirk Mountains, offers a vibrant city experience with endless access to outdoor adventure.
Residents enjoy lakes, rivers, ski resorts, golf courses, wineries, and nearby national parks, combined with a thriving arts and culture scene.
Spokane delivers the perfect balance of city living and Pacific Northwest recreation year-round.
Why MultiCare?
Rooted in the local community Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.
Growth and education Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.
Well-being and support Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.
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Belonging for all Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.
Pacific Northwest lifestyle Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.
Pay and Benefit Expectations We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off.
As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position.
The pay scale is $156,000.00 - $167,800.00 USD.
However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education.
If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.
Associated benefit information can be viewed here.
MultiCare is a not-for-profit health care organization with more than 28,000 team members, including employees, providers and volunteers.
MultiCare has been caring for our community for well over a century, since the founding of Tacoma’s first hospital and today is the largest community-based, locally governed system of health in the state of Washington, serving communities across Washington and Northern Idaho.
MultiCare’s comprehensive system of health includes numerous primary care, urgent care and specialty services — including Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network; MultiCare Indigo Urgent Care; Pulse Heart Institute; MultiCare Medical Associates, affiliated physicians; MultiCare Rockwood Clinic, the largest multispecialty clinic in the Inland Northwest region; and MultiCare Connected Care, our Accountable Care Organization.
Thirteen hospitals complete the organization: Allenmore Hospital, Auburn Medical Center, Capital Medical Center, Covington Medical Center, Deaconess Hospital, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital — the Puget Sound region’s only children’s hospital and state-designated Level II Pediatric Trauma Center for Western Washington — Overlake Medical Center, Navos Behavioral Health Hospital, Valley Hospital, Yakima Valley Hospital, Tacoma General Hospital — which is home to the South Puget Sound region’s only Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit — and Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital.
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MultiCare is also proud of our commitment to workforce diversity and culturally competent care.
This commitment is led by our CEO and supported through employee education and community outreach.
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