Nurse Practitioner - Mental Health (Child/Adolescent) 40 hrs/week - Northgate WA (PMHNP req'd)
- Seattle, WA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Demonstrates current technical skills in all areas of practice.
- Demonstrates consistent and reliable diagnostic and therapeutic judgment.
- Supports cooperative clinical initiatives.
- Seeks appropriate and timely consultations.
- Actively works to continually learn and apply new skills, pathways, etc.
- Practices according to KFHPW approved procedures, guidelines, protocols.
- Cooperates and treats co-workers with courtesy and respect.
- Shares pertinent patient information in a timely and thorough manner.
- Demonstrates flexibility; works within the team to help as needed.
- Demonstrates appropriate communication skills, both verbal and listening.
- Collaborates with other members of the health care team to provide appropriate care.
- Regularly attends and participates in practice team meetings.
- Treats patients with courtesy and respect.
- Demonstrates service excellence behaviors in teams and during consumer interactions.
- Participates in problem solving of consumer complaints.
- Actively participate in initiatives to increase patient access.
- Involves patient in management of care; is thorough in explanations and demonstrates caring and friendly attitude toward patients.
- Fulfills all duties as assigned by chief and department.
- Maintains a productive work schedule; meets department and organizational productivity guidelines.
- Identifies own learning needs and participates in continuing education programs to meet needs.
- Initial assessment and management of drop in-patients or patients who call and want to be seen urgently and who have previously been seen in the department.
- Makes appropriate and timely referrals.
- Admits to hospital appropriately and manages length of stay if applicable.
- Referrals to external providers are consistent with protocols.
- Orders lab, pharmacy, radiology, and special tests appropriately.
- Routinely and appropriately uses technology provided by the organization to manage clinical practice and communicate effectively and in a timely manner (e.g., OACIS, results reporting, registries, Voicemail, Email) Understands KFHPW business and business environment.
- Actively works to solve problems/improve systems in constructive thorough manner.
- Focuses on customer needs and quality; actively encourage other to do so as well.
- Provides positive, constructive leadership for his/her care team and within dept.; enables and encourages others to participate and achieve high level of performance.