Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric Mental Health

At Quinault Wellness Center, we believe in second changes and compassionate care. As a leader in outpatient substance use disorder treatment, we provide evidence-based patient-centered care that empowers individuals on their path to lasting recovery. Our team is committed, collaborative, and deeply passionate about making a real difference. Through individualized care plans and proven treatment modalities, including MAT services, we help our patients reclaim control and rebuild their futures.

We are located on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula, surrounded by the great outdoors. Locally we have many city, county, state, and federal parks. We are surrounded by an extravagant number of outdoor activities including hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, ocean beaches, lakes, rivers, bird watching and much more.

We offer our employees a wonderful benefits plan. All full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Prescription, Vision and Dental. If your plan is employee only, we will cover 100% of the premiums, you will also have the option to add dependents at an additional cost. Depending on the location and the position we may be able to offer relocation assistance. We pay 100% of the premiums for our full-time employees for both short-term and long-term disability plans. We have a gracious employee leave program to include 14 holidays, paid annual leave and paid sick leave.

All of our clinics are eligible for tuition repayment assistance through National Health Services Corps (NHSC), HRSA Loan Repayment Program, and other tuition assistance programs.

The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for caring for patients, maintaining accurate and current medical records, and administering follow-up appointments.

Specific duties and day-to-day tasks of the Nurse Practitioner are prompted by assignments, and by requirements to fulfill responsibilities established by the Supervisor. These duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides primary care to patients of the Quinault Wellness Center with appropriate clinical management which may include prescription of medications, referrals, and education/counselling. Manages common health issues that arise include Hepatitis C, Wound Management, URI, HTN, and asthma.
• Diagnoses or treats complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.
• Provides medical services including taking a history and physical examination for the opiate treatment program and performs appropriate follow-up visits.
• Accurately and efficiently monitor daily doses of Methadone/Buprenorphine (Suboxone/Subutex) or other medications as indicated by the physician.
• Provides outpatient detoxification and treatment services to persons addicted to opiates.
• Develops treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Provides general health counseling services under the supervision of the Medical Director and follows the progress of patients. Makes appropriate records of findings during examinations and submits charts to the Medical Doctor for review and signature.
• Educates patients regarding how to take prescribed medication and possible side effects.
• Monitors organization-wide performance improvement activities as a member of the clinic medical team and participates in staff meetings and/or consultations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Adheres to all QWC Policies

We are located on the beautiful Olympic Peninsula, surrounded by the great outdoors. Locally we have many city, county, state, and federal parks. We are surrounded by an extravagant number of outdoor activities including hiking, camping, hunting, fishing, ocean beaches, lakes, rivers, bird watching and much more.

The Quinault Wellness Center offers our employees a wonderful benefits plan. All full-time employees are eligible for Medical, Prescription, Vision and Dental. If your plan is employee only, we will cover 100% of the premiums, you will also have the option to add dependents at an additional cost. Depending on the location and the position we may be able to offer relocation assistance up to $10,000. We also pay 100% of the premiums for our full-time employees for both short-term and long-term disability plans. We have a gracious employee leave program to include 14 holidays, paid vacation leave and paid sick leave. This just names some of our benefits plans but not all.

The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is responsible for providing psychotherapy and medical evaluation to a range of clients having mental illness and substance abuse disorders. We would prefer for the selected candidate to work on site, but we are open to discussing the potential of being off site and performing web/zoom/virtual appointments with patients.

Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Conducts medication assessments and crisis response to both new and existing clients.
• Develops individual service plans based upon assessment data and provides therapeutic interventions as necessary to include the provision of on-going medication management services.
• Provides consultation and health education to Quinault Wellness Center staff, caregivers, and clients as it is relative to the treatment and medication needs of the clients.
• Maintains documentation of services including patient service plans, progress notes, medication informed consent, treatment plan reviews, and all other required information within Quinault Wellness Center, federal, and state compliance standards.
• Interprets diagnostic or laboratory tests such as electrocardiograms (EKGs), renal functioning tests, and medication serum levels.
• Writes prescriptions for psychotropic medications as state and federal regulations allow.
• Meets regularly with Mental Health and SUDP Counselors to identify and coordinate optimum treatment plans for enrolled clients.
• Collaborates with consulting Psychiatrists as necessary to establish ongoing care of complex patient scenarios.
• Develops practice protocols for mental health problems based on review and evaluation of published research.
• Provides general health counseling services under the supervision of the Medical Director and follows the progress of patients. Makes appropriate records of findings during examinations and submits charts to the Medical Doctor for review and signature.
• Monitors organization-wide performance improvement activities as a member of the Center medical team and participate in staff meetings and/or consultations as requested.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Adheres to all QWC Policies.