Nurse
$90,000
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide case management for an assigned group of persons served, including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team.
- Responsible for making appropriate referrals to community physicians and providing management and administration of medication under the supervision of the Lead Nurse.
- Responsible for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall
treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the ITT,
- Providing individual supportive therapy and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the Individual Action Plan
- Conduct a comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history (e.g., onset, course and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors), mental status, and diagnosis; physical health and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning activities of daily living (e.g., self-care, living situation, nutrition, money management); and family structure and relationships.
- Consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
- Perform shift management in coordination with other shift managers according to
established policies and procedures.
- Provide on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime and weekend hours.
- Document persons served progress to maintain a permanent record of persons served activity according to established methods and procedures.
- Participate in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings.
- Under the direction of the lead nurse and in collaboration with the other registered nurse on the team, organize and manage the system of getting medication to persons served and integrating medication administration tightly into persons served IAP, as appropriate.
- In collaboration with the lead nurse, coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of persons served physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians.
Typical Requirements:
- Two years experience in a mental health setting.
- RN in state of service required.
- A high school diploma or equivalent is required; Bachelor’s degree preferred. In some cases,
experience may be substituted for education.
Required Certifications Post Hire:
CPR required within two weeks of hire
CPSS requi red
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $90,000.00 per year
Medical specialties:
- Home Health
- Perioperative Care
Physical setting:
- Acute care
- Rehabilitation center
Standard shift:
Weekly schedule:
Work Location: In person