Registered Nurse (Mental Health)

SUMMARYThe Registered Nurse is responsible for providing care and treatment for people served in an intensive residential treatment setting that are experiencing significant mental health/psychiatric symptoms who are demonstrating significant functional impairments and who may have co-occurring substance abuse and/or personality JOB FUNCTIONSTo perform this job successfully an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential function listed below. Attends and actively participates in all team rehabilitation and coordinates medical needs for clients.* Medication Monitoring and Administration by oral medication or needle injections* Medication training for staff* Orders reviews monitors and discontinues medications as ordered by the physician* Assist with keeping within assigned nursing budget.* Conducting assessments* Approving plan of care and service delivery methods* Performs competency and skills evaluations on employees who provide direct care* Informing the physician and staff of changes in the clients medical or mental condition and needs* Coordinates psychiatric information with the psychiatric rehabilitation practitioners.* Writes Progress notes summaries and discharges* Group and Individual Counseling* Case Management* Implements the treatment/rehabilitative activities and strategies* Crisis Prevention* Reports significant / major incidents or accidents.* Provides and arranges necessary medical services to ensure consumer health and safety. Follows consumer health plans.* Provides and promotes consumer choice and facilitate independence.* Assist with ensure compliance with contractual legal and regulatory requirements.* Performs other duties designed to improve employee effectiveness as a member of the team* Promotes/encourages community integration and choice making.* Dependable* Conduct self in professional and ethical manner* Willing to assist others* Work Independently and with a team* Handles information in a confidential manner.* Communicates in an open and honest manner.* Notifies proper authorities of circumstances or situations that present possible health hazards.* Assists in maintaining and updating nursing pharmacy infection control and health and safety policies and procedures* Other tasks as Knowledge and Skills required for the JobThe requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or abilities required to perform the job. Education and Experience: Associate arts degree in nursing and has at least 6000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness; or bachelors degree in nursing and has at least 2000 hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental illness; or holds a graduate degree in nursing and has at least 2000 post BA hours of supervised experience in the delivery of services to persons with mental Licenses and Registrations:All staff are supported in gaining certification as a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Skills and Abilities:Ability to skills orally and in management to work Requirements:Travel as Requirements:Medium Work: Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move Join UsFull part-time and as needed schedules availableFull compensation/benefits package for full-time employees401 (k) with company matchPaid time off and holiday payRewarding work impacting the lives of those you serve working alongside a great team of coworkersEnjoy job security with nationwide career development and advancement opportunitiesEmployee referral program bonus opportunities for eligible rolesPay Range: $90000-$93000