(Archived) Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health job on Whidbey Island, Washington.

The job is a civilian position within the extensive military medical system. Civilian and military personnel work together in hospitals and clinics providing a full range of services to the active duty military service members, military retirees, and their families.

Our employees are our best assets! Come join our team of healthcare professionals where you are valued.

• Full-time hours
• PTO - fantastic accrual rate
• Paid holidays
• Competitive Compensation
• Benefit Package (health, dental, and vision plans)

Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health Job Overview:

• Collaborate and integrate with members of the BHIP-MHP team, MHP team, other departments, and other directorates to achieve optimal care for the patient in the BHIP-MHP model.

• Liaise between health care providers, MHP nursing staff, health benefits advisors, health care finders, discharge planners, ambulatory and inpatient care managers, population health nurses, and clinic management, thereby providing continuity of care and minimizing fragmentation in the delivery of services.

• Track patients with depression and/or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and develop a system to track patient participation and outcomes. Services may also be offered for certain patients with numerous medical and or psychosocial concerns that may not include depression or PSTD. Services shall be provided to a full spectrum of patient populations from pediatric to adults.

• Assist primary care manager (PCM) in implementing best-practice guidelines for high-frequency conditions such as depression, common chronic disease management, and behavioral health and wellness support, coordinate acute-care management with MHP team; and use empirically validated screening tools.

• Follow up with patients referred by the PCM or Internal Behavioral Health Consultant (IBHC) and focus on patient progress in PCM treatment adherence.

• Participate in screening processes developed by the IBHC and PCM to improve the recognition of and appropriate interventions for depression and PTSD.

• Provide and teach curriculum content for classes that promote education and skill-building to enhance enrollee population psychological and physical health.

• Raise awareness about behavioral health issues and care facilitator services in MHP practice area to promote easy referral of patients.

Registered Nurse (RN) Job Qualifications:

• BLS
• RN Licensure: Current, full, active and unrestricted license. Any U.S. state
  1 year outpatient experience as an ambulatory care nurse within the past two years
• Experience providing psychiatric nursing, behavioral health, and/or wellness counseling

• Associates Degree of Nursing

• Graduate from a college or university accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC), or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

Position contingent on contract award with an anticipated Fall start date. Incumbents HIGHLY encourage to contact us! Come join our team of healthcare professionals!