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Copyright 1998 Nurse Practitioner Support Services
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner Care
Internet Edition, August, 1996, Volume 7, Number 9
Copyright 1996, Nurse Practitioner Support Services
Official Newsletter of ARNPs United
Table of Contents
- Bylaws Revision
- Letter To The Editor
- Classified Ads
- Continuing Education
- Join ARNPs United
- How To Advertise
Bylaws Revision
by Bylaws Committee
There are many changes to the bylaws to be voted on at the Assembly meeting in October at the Primary Care Conference. Some of these are purely grammatical but most are for clarification. Please stop by the ARNPs United booth and pick up a copy of the Bylaws to be voted on. There will be a limited supply, so please, members only.
Letter To The Editors
Behavioral Health
Just thought you might want to know that PacifiCare Behavioral Health has now lowered the fee reimbursement for mental health session for ARNPs and raised the rates for psychologists. We use to be reimbursed at the same rate of $75.00. Now it's gone up for psychologists to $85.00 and decreased for ARNPs to $60.00. What is interesting though is that their reimbursement rate for the med management is $50.00 [brief session] and is the same rate paid to MDs.
Kindest, Emily Fischer, ARNP
E-mail: emilyfischer@nlights.net
ARNPs United Annual Meeting
Thursday, October 24, 1996
at 6:20 pm
at the Washington State Trade and Convention Center in Downtown Seattle. It is being held during the Pacific Northwest Primary Care Conference.
Classified Ads
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Part-time clinical position available. Must have great attitude, be team oriented and willing to be flexible in scheduling. Two days per week to start with potential for additional days in future for vacation coverage and practice growth. Salary DOE. Please respond with CV and cover letter to: Skagit Pediatrics, Attn: Terry, 1801 E Division, Mt Vernon, WA 98273.
OB/GYN Nurse Practitioner
Well established and respected OB/GYN practice has outstanding opportunity for OB/GYN ARNP. CNM skills an asset. Ideal candidate will be a team player with excellent clinical skills, learning opportunities to include colposcopy, urogynecology and surgical assisting. Send resumes to: PO Box 3881, Seattle, WA 98124 or fax to: 206.937.3526.
Adult Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner positions available in medically managed weight loss clinic. Positions are part-time and hours are flexible. Main office located in Bellevue, WA with future clinics to open in Lynnwood and Tacoma during Summer `96. Compensation starts at $30/hour. Please submit CV to: Laurie Vincent, Weigh of Life Clinic, 1500 112th Ave NE, #100, Bellevue, WA . 98004 or fax: 206.453.8756.
CNM or WHCNP
Christian OB/GYNs are seeking a part-time/full-time Women's Health Care NP/Certified Nurse Midwife to join our office. Excellent working environment. Please submit your CV to Kenneth M. Edstrom, MD at 1420 4th St SE, Suite B, Puyallup, WA 98372 or fax to 206.840.5239.
Family/Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Kaiser Permanente has the following excellent full-time and part-time opportunities for NPs in our medical offices in Portland and Salem, Oregon. A full-time position in the Department of Family Practice and full-time and part-time positions in the Department of Pediatrics (gen peds and ambulatory care call) at our Rockwood Medical Offices in SE Portland; A full-time and a part-time opportunity in Primary Care at our No. Lancaster Medical Office in Salem. Candidates must be eligible for licensure with prescriptive privileges in Oregon. In addition to a collegial and professionally stimulating practice, we offer a competitive salary and flexible benefit package which includes family medical/dental, life and disability insurance, a generous pension program, TSA, allowance for CME and more. Please send resume to Judy Parmenter, Professional Staff Recruiter, Kaiser Permanente, 500 NE Multnomah, Suite 100, Portland, OR 97232-2099. EOE.
Psychiatric Mental Health NP
Psychiatric and mental health ARNP with prescriptive authority for part-time position for up to twenty hours per week. Duties are to evaluate, prescribe, administer and monitor medications. Responsible for the Clozaril Program. Ability to order and interpret lab work, conduct consumer health counseling, educational training and staff consultation. Reports to director. Minimum requirements: Psychopharmacological expertise, RN License, ANA Certification, ARNP License, Prescriptive Authority for Psychotropic Drugs. Preferred Experience and Skills: Two years post master's work plus one to two years direct experience in working with the chronically mentally ill population and medication management. Competitive salary. Mandated benefits Send your resume to: Greater Lakes Mental Health Foundation, Human Resources, 9108 Lakewood Drive Southwest, Tacoma, WA 98499.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Highline Counseling Associates, a multi-disciplined group of mental health professionals, is accepting applications for a part-time psychiatric nurse practitioner with prescriptive privileges. Responsibilities include assessment of patients for psychopharmacologic interventions and continuing management, with ongoing consultation with the referring therapist or physician. Two psychiatrists are available for supervision and assistance. The practice is located in the South Seattle area and is exclusively outpatient at this time, though future opportunities may exist for consultation in a general med/surg hospital. Compensation is based on productivity. Highline Counseling Associates is dedicated to providing quality mental health care to the referring professional community. Send resume to John Slightam, MD, 13030 Military Rd South, Suite 202, Seattle, WA 98168. Phone: 206.439.7556.
Nurse Practitioners in Rural Practices
The Washington Locum Tenens Program seeks NPs interested in rural practice opportunities. Professionals who are interested in helping their rural colleagues while supplementing their incomes. Professionals in transition or who are just out of school. People who are starting a family and want to practice part time. If you seeking short or long-term temporary work, the Locum Tenens Program can help support you in your search and placement. For more information or to apply, contact: Locum Tenens Program AHEC at WSU Spokane, 601 West First Avenue, Spokane, WA 99204-0399, phone: 509.358.7640.
Derm: Common Problems & Difficult Diagnoses and Occupational Health & Safety for Teens in the Work Force
September 28, 1996. Location: Seattle-King County Department of Public Health, Federal Way, WA. Continuing Education sponsored by Washington State Chapter National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates and Practitioners. Speakers: Lynn Sudduth, MD (Dermatology) and Mary Miller, ARNP (Occ Health and Safety). Contact hours: 3.0 NAPNAP approved (1.0 pharmacology). For registration and more information, contact WA State NAPNAP, Constance Schwegel, 921 Pershing, #301, Bremerton, WA 98312-2468.
American Psychiatric Nurses Association 10th Anniversary Conference Celebration, “Waves of Change in Psychiatric Nursing.”
October 23-26, 1996. Location: La Jolla, CA at the Hyatt Regency Hotel. The conference will focus on changes in psychiatric nursing, health-care, and technology. Focus sessions will provide an in-depth discussion of each topic. “How-To” sessions will provide nurses with the skills they need most. The exhibit hall will contain displays from major pharmaceutical companies on the latest treatments. For more information, contact: APNA Conference Department at 202.857.1137.
Pacific Northwest Annual Conference for Primary Care Practitioners
October 24-26, 1996. Location: Washington State Convention and Trade Center, Seattle, WA. This conference offers practitioners an opportunity to validate and enhance clinical competencies, acquire new assessment and management skills, examine critical issues in health care at the state and national level for their impact on primary care practice, foster a strong coalition of primary care providers, and learn about new products, services, and pharmacotherapeutic agents. Contact Continuing Nursing Education at the University of Washington, Box 357260, Seattle, WA 98195-7260 or phone 206.543.1047.
Assoc of Reproductive Health Professionals' Annual Reproductive Health `96
November 14-17, 1996. Location: Nashville, TN at the Stouffer Renaissance Hotel. This meeting will be held in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Federation of America and cosponsored by the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Reproductive Health. Sessions focus on interaction of AIDS and other STDs, diagnostics and the consequences of STDs, contraception, cancer prevention and detection, pregnancy management and the latest in primary care therapies. The method will be lecture style. ARHP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The credit hours earned will be in Category One of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. All sessions are also approved by ACNM and CNM for accreditation.
3rd Biennial Clinical Women's Health in the Perimenopause `96
November 22-24, 1996. Location: Amelia Island, FL at the Ritz-Carlton. Sessions focus on contraception and cancer, practical guidelines for evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of disorders common to the midlife woman. Nationally respected speakers will discuss the latest research, future trends and public policy. The method will be lecture style. ARHP is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. The credit hours earned will be in Category One of the Physician's Recognition Award of the American Medical Association. All sessions are also approved by ACNM and CNM for accreditation.
Pharmacotherapeutics for ARNPs
December 6, 1996. Location: LaQuinta Inn, 1425 - 27th St East, Tacoma, WA. A variety of pharmacotherapeutic topics of interest to all ARNP specialties will be presented in general and concurrent sessions. Contact Pacific Lutheran University CCNL, phone: 206.535.7683, fax: 206.535.7590, E-mail: ccnl@plu.edu
Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Program
If you have a Master's Degree in Nursing and would like to become a Family Nurse Practitioner, our program is for you. At the Pacific Lutheran University Center for Continued Nursing Learning we offer courses scheduled to accommodate the working nurse. Our Post Master's Family Nurse Practitioner Program consists of 240 classroom hours and 630 clinical hours. For more information on this exciting and innovative program, contact us at 206.535.7683 or E-mail at: ccnl@plu.edu
Masters of Science in Nursing & Post-Masters NP Pathways in Family and Adult/Gerontology
Earn your Master of Science in Nursing degree at Seattle Pacific University in our evening and weekend program. The MSN Program is a full (one year) or part-time (two year) program meeting one night a week and three Saturdays per quarter. Flexible packaging of courses and individual tailoring of your MSN degree are only a few of the benefits of SPU's Master of Science in Nursing Program. We also have master-post masters NP Pathways in Family and Adult/Gerontology. For more information, visit our web site at: http://paul.spu.edu/, call 206.281.2888 or 800.899.1769, write 3307 Third Ave West, Seattle, WA 98119 or E-mail us at: msninfo@spu.edu
Basic Colposcopy Training, Advanced Colposcopy, Endometrial Biopsy, IUD Insertion Training, Vulvar and Vaginal Lesion ID Course, Gynecology Review and LEEP/Cryo Training Seminar.
CME Solutions, LLC has been approved as a provider by the Washington State Nurses Association. Contact hours are available for every course. Call Karen Taylor at 206.865.9005 for dates and location. Fax number is 206.865.0616.
Editorial Information
ARNP Care Office
212 Railroad Ave N, Kent, WA 98032
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Editors:
Susan Caverly, MA, ARNP
Robert T. Smithing, MSN, ARNP
Madeline D. Wiley, MSN, ARNPProduction Staff:
Melanie Finley, Kelly Libby, &
Pete MullinContributing Editors:
Ted Ritter, MN, ARNPPublisher:
Nurse Practitioner Support Services
Ad Information
Copy deadline is the second Tuesday of the month prior to publication. Ads may be accepted later then this on a space available basis. Position Available Ads per insertion of less than 66 words are $45, of 66 to 130 words are $75. Continuing Education Announcements per offering for up to three (3) insertions of a BRIEF description are $35, sponsoring organizations of ARNPs United may publish CE announcements at no charge. New Product Announcements per product for one insertion of 130 words or less are $75. Ad Inserts are $480 for one issue. All ads are subject to space limitations and editing. Call for detailed rate information. Mail copy to ARNP Care, 212 Railroad Ave N, Kent, WA 98032. Phone 206.852.9042. Fax 206.480.0002. E-mail care@nurse.net
Please Join Us
You may believe that because this newsletter arrives every month you are a member of ARNPs United. That is wrong. Since 1989 ARNP Care has been sent to every ARNP in Washington regardless of membership status. This is in imminent danger of stopping due to a lack of funds. Remember the number of members is what makes an organization strong and credible with the legislature and others. So join us today. Individual memberships are $150 per year. Lifetime memberships are $1000. Student currently enrolled in a ARNP program may join for $50 per year. Make your check out to ARNPs United and mail it to: ARNPs United, 212 Railroad Ave N, Kent WA 98032.
Member Thank You!
Thank you for being one of the ARNPs in this state who have joined ARNPs United. Without your support it would not have been possible to have hired a lobbyist and had such a successful legislative session in 1995. It is also clear that without your support the organization would not have been capable of moving forward in developing a solid framework to build on the grassroots efforts of the ARNPs in this state. ARNPs who are not members of ARNPs United have received ARNP Care printed on lavender paper to let them know they are not members.