Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Kaniksu Community Health is a non-profit, award winning Community Health Center that provides integrated, team-based healthcare in north Idaho.

The healthcare landscape is a tough one to navigate and a big part of what we do is untangle that mess for our patients, making an impact in their lives each and every day. Regardless of how a patient can pay, or the severity of their concerns, we help find solutions.

Patients consider us their partner in healthcare, over the course of their life and the spectrum of their health needs. From prevention and wellness to medical, dental, and behavioral health. From pediatric to geriatrics, we believe that quality healthcare should be accessible, approachable and affordable for everyone.

We don’t just say it. We prove it.

• In one year we decreased the rate of patients with uncontrolled diabetes by 20%.
• We rank in the top 10% of CHC’s in the country for clinical quality.
• We report the highest level of control in the state for our hypertensive population.

But we’re not just invested in our patients – we’re invested in our people. We know that our overall success is a combined effort and we therefore strive to provide opportunities for our employees to learn, grow and thrive. We are proud to have built a positive and engaged team with a "family" spirit. Our team members must know exactly what we are working on and why, and how their everyday work contributes to successfully achieving this goal.

The benefits of working for KCH include:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• 4% 401K employer match
• Year round, affordable on-site childcare at KCH Kid’s Club

This job might be for you if:

• You like helping people. You are patient, level headed, and cool under pressure.
• You love taking on difficult challenges and finding creative solutions.
• You value doing the right thing over seeking to be right.
• You pay attention to the details - nothing is falling through the cracks on your watch.
• You think on our feet and communicate clearly.
• You are motivated and driven. You volunteer for new challenges without waiting to be asked.
• You are going to take ownership of the time you spend with us and truly make a difference.

Under the direction of the CMO; provides competent primary and preventive health care within the scope of practice for which the Mid-level Provider (NP) is educationally and clinically prepared. Additionally, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner provides specialized knowledge and skills for psychiatric and mental health evaluation, assessment and management of patients. Strong therapy skills are essential.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Providing psychotherapy for clients including individuals, couples and family therapy.

· Providing psychiatric evaluations for patients.

· Practicing in collaboration with physicians and psychiatrist in providing mental health services, including medical management for patient.

· Assessing the multidimensional needs of patients and develops and implements care plans.

· As part of the KCH PCMH Team, participates in clinical meetings, patient care

· Conferences and patient care plan coordination with the PCP.

· Comprehensive knowledge of basic principles of health, illness, and wellness including current best practice in effective delivery of preventive and primary health care in outpatient settings and health education to target populations.

· Provision of primary care diagnostic, treatment, referral and preventive services that are professionally and culturally competent, and centered on the whole person. Prescribing and carrying out, or directs others in carrying out, appropriate treatment, or refers individuals for specialty consultation or treatment in conformance with approved clinical protocols.