Behavioral Health RN

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Provides nursing care to chronically or acutely sick patients, provides medication monitoring, adjusts medications within limits prescribed by Staff Psychiatrist. This includes performing in liaison role between consumer and Staff Psychiatrist, lab, pharmacist, family or residential facility staff, and other community caregivers, provides information, education and support for consumers; promotes wellness, recovery and skill building to sustaining better heath; prevention training in the areas of wellness, recovery, managing symptoms, making healthy life style choices, recognizing and responding to relapse, managing crisis and achieving and sustaining recovery and maintenance of appropriate documentation.

Essential Duties

• Observes patients on a day-to-day basis to identify and document emotional and physical conditions and patterns like suicidal or assaultive behavior and their response to medication or treatment.
• Function in the role of liaison person between consumer and Staff Psychiatrist, lab, pharmacist, family or residential facility staff, and other community caregivers.
• Assists in the formulation of diagnosis, assessment, and implementing patient treatment plans which are observation-based and must be person centered, family centered, and service centered.
• Provides intervention to those patients who experience acute episodes.
• Performs physical assessment for physiological illness and make referrals to community physicians when indicated.
• Provides group or individual training focusing on improvement of the client’s functioning and health-related deficits (eg. Symptom/medication management, life skills, healthy eating, weight management, smoking cessation, recognizing the dangers of alcohol and other drugs, community reintegration, etc.).
• Aid service recipients with making linkage with internal and external resources as outlined in treatment plan and in coordination with Integrated Healthcare Services.
• Maintain appropriate contact with referral sources including providing information on service recipient progress, behavior, and needs (with appropriate releases), and maintaining ongoing consultation when appropriate.
• Assist client in making discharge plans and provide follow up services as assigned.
• Interview clients and collaterals regarding the adequacy of medical regimens prescribed by the Staff Psychiatrist, keep Medical Progress Notes for the Staff Psychiatrist’s reference, and advise or consult with the Staff Psychiatrist regarding any notable changes in consumer’s progress.
• Aid Staff Psychiatrist in evaluating and documenting consumer’s level of functioning for purpose of facilitating SSI and SSDI determination process.
• Attend staff meetings, clinical staffings, and other internal meetings as assigned.
• Participate on committees as assigned, including quality assurance functions.
• Maintain appropriate communication with other employees and work as an effective member of treatment team.
• Administers and gives medications to patients, monitors the dosage, side effects, use and documents patients’ reactions.
• Provides medication training to the client or client’s family or guardian to administer the client’s medication, to monitor proper levels of dosage and watch for side effects.
• Obtains laboratory specimens and help doctors with patient examination and continuity of care arrangements with other providers.
• Follows guidelines for disposal of biohazard waste.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Skilled in written and oral communication
• Skilled in customer service techniques
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with clients and staff
• Knowledge of main effects, side effects and interaction effects of a broad range of psychotropic mediations.

Qualifications

• Education Level: Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse program
• Years Of Experience: Direct Service Providers utilizing electronic/automated documentation systems will be required to undergo a computer and keyboarding assessment test to determine proficiency.
• Certification/Licensure: Must be QMHP and a Registered Nurse licensed pursuant to Section 2 of the Illinois Nursing Act, (Illinois Revised Statute 1986 Supplement, Chapter 111, Part 3402).

Physical Requirements

• Standing – 10%
• Sitting – 90%
• Squatting – Occasional
• Kneeling – Occasional
• Bending – Occasional
• Driving – Occasional
• Lifting – Occasional

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

About the Role

Delivering care that changes people's lives starts with our employees. Below are just some of the great benefits Centerstone employees enjoy:

• Medical, dental, and vision health coverage
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• 403b retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and ten paid holidays
• AD&D Insurance, Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability (company paid)
• Employee Resource Groups
• Continuing education opportunities
• Employee Assistance Program

Skills

• Written and oral communication
• Customer service techniques
• Establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with clients and staff
• Knowledge of main effects, side effects and interaction effects of a broad range of psychotropic mediations.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse program
• Direct Service Providers utilizing electronic/automated documentation systems will be required to undergo a computer and keyboarding assessment test to determine proficiency.
• QMHP and a Registered Nurse licensed pursuant to Section 2 of the Illinois Nursing Act, (Illinois Revised Statute 1986 Supplement, Chapter 111, Part 3402).

Qualifications

• Education Level: Graduation from an accredited Registered Nurse program
• Years Of Experience: Direct Service Providers utilizing electronic/automated documentation systems will be required to undergo a computer and keyboarding assessment test to determine proficiency.
• Certification/Licensure: Must be QMHP and a Registered Nurse licensed pursuant to Section 2 of the Illinois Nursing Act, (Illinois Revised Statute 1986 Supplement, Chapter 111, Part 3402).

Pay

$29.63--$41.54

Schedule

Full time