Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

Who is Comprehensive Healthcare?

Comprehensive Healthcare provides innovative behavioral health and integrated healthcare services to clients of all ages. We take pride in our creative and collaborative work environment and in delivering clinically excellent, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented services.

What are we looking for in a Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant?

Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistants at Comprehensive are part of a multidisciplinary team that provides integrated behavioral health treatment to clients in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Collaborating with therapists, case managers, nurses and other members the treatment team, Nurse Practitioners/ Physician Assistants assist in developing individualized treatment plan for each client. Taking ownership of the pharmacological intervention, Nurse Practitioners/ Physician Assistants complete prescribe appropriate medications, and provide general medical counseling and referrals. Our medical provider team has the opportunity to meet monthly to staff cases and receives regular supervision from the Chief Medical Officer. In this role, strong communication skills, the desire to work in a collaborative team environment, and the ability to establish trusting relationships with clients will be essential.

This position will cover 2 separate facilities, scheduled daily at each based on unit acuity. Each facility has a designated prescriber with a max of a 16-client case load at each. This position will assist the designated prescriber at each facility, as the float prescriber.

Nurse Practitioner/ Physician Assistant duties may include:

• completing initial evaluations and assessing mental health & physical health status at routine appointments

• prescribing & monitoring medications and educating clients & their support system about the medication’s purpose, appropriate dosage, and possible side effects

• collaborating with each client to create an individualized treatment plan

• educating staff, clients, and other community partners about individual mental health needs

• following trauma-informed principles in all aspects of client care

• assessing clients for safety and risk to self or others, and taking appropriate crisis intervention measures when indicated

• completing all documentation & charting in a timely, client-centered manner

• participating in on-call and rounding rotations for our inpatient facilities in Yakima

• providing treatment via telehealth to other clinics as needed

Schedule:

• Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM

Qualifications:

• Master's or doctorate degree in nursing or nursing practice with psychiatric mental health specialization