Kitsap Mental Health Services Careers

Psychiatric ARNP

Hiring Range: $129,272.00 – $164,840 per year

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Benefits: 

• An incredible team approach that is dynamic and collaborative
• Comprehensive and generous health, dental and vision benefits
• Up to 19 days of PTO, 2 mental health days and 10 paid holidays your first year (pro-rated for part-time)
• Company paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance
• Student loan payment assistance and extensive training

Are you a dedicated mental health professional passionate about providing comprehensive psychiatric care? At Kitsap Mental Health Services, we are seeking a Psychiatric ARNP to join our multidisciplinary team. In this critical role, you'll deliver compassionate, evidence-based care to patients across various treatment settings, contributing to our mission of offering hope and recovery-oriented behavioral health care.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments for new and returning patients.
• Manage a caseload of clients requiring psychiatric care, including medication and non-medication management.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to create and implement treatment plans aligned with clients' needs.
• Educate staff and teams on psychiatric medication management, safety, and side-effect monitoring.
• Coordinate care with other medical providers and community treatment partners.
• Document clinical services thoroughly and in a timely manner, utilizing concurrent documentation practices when possible.
• Participate in on-call rotations to provide psychiatric care for 24-hour programs.
• Precept and educate medical residents, psychiatric ARNPs, and DNPs when applicable.

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION: MD/DO or DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice)

EXPERIENCE: Experienced (completion of psychiatric medical residency or minimum of 2 years of job-related nursing experience)

LICENSURE: MD/DO -Doctor of Medicine or Osteopathy. Licensed to practice medicine in Washington.  Specialization in psychiatry.  Board-certified or Board-eligible in psychiatry. Active and unencumbered DEA license in WA State. ARNP- PMHNP specialty in psychiatry. RN/ARNP active license in Washington. Active and unencumbered DEA license in WA State.

Preferred Qualifications:

CERTIFICATION: Board-certified PMHNP

EXPERIENCE: Specialist (minimum 5 years of job-related experience)

*A sign-on bonus is a form of compensation for a new employee in addition to their established salary

Our recruitment processes are designed to prevent discrimination against our people regardless of gender identity or orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any aspect which makes someone unique.