Registered Nurse / Licensed Practical Nurse - Part Time

Major Duties

• Participate in ongoing psychosocial assessment of the goals and needs of the patients
• Aid in the development and implementation of a transdisciplinary treatment plan in collaboration with the patients, mental health and substance use clinicians, and others at the patients request
• Under the direction of the team lead and in consultation with the team ARNP/psychiatrist, develop, revise, maintain, and supervise team psychopharmacologic and medical treatment including transcribing, administering, evaluating, and recording psychotropic medications prescribed by the team psychiatrist
• Evaluate and chart psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects
• Arrange for required lab work according to protocol
• Conduct regular assessments of therapeutic responses to prescribed psychotropic medications, and complications and side effects
• Educate patients regarding psychotropic medications
• In collaboration with the team ARNP/psychiatrist, coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of patient physical health, make appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment, and coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment
• Ensure that treatment planning and interventions are patient-centered, culturally competent, and age-appropriate, considering all aspects of the patients, their families, and their community’s psychosocial, economic, and cultural needs
• Provide mental health care with respect for patient’s confidentiality, safety, and self-determination
• Initiate and/or facilitate admission to inpatient psychiatric treatment as needed, communicate with the attending psychiatrist, and collaborate in the planning and implementation of treatment and discharge to the community
• Collaborate with patient and team in making referrals to community physicians for assessment and treatment of medical issues, and for coordinating psychiatric and medical treatments
• Complete all required documentation in an accurate, complete, and timely manner per agency policies and procedures
• Participate in the implementation of agency tracking systems and chart audit procedures
• Take the initiative to seek supervisory or collegial assistance with follow-through or methodology if problems with documentation quality or timeliness persist
• Independently identify program needs and take responsibility for realizing those needs through collective processes
• Actively contribute to program development by participating in agency meetings, serving on working committees, and undertaking agreed upon independent projects for the improvement of the agency and enhancement of services
• Maintain the safety, security, and confidentiality of patients and their families
• Ensure own professional development and maintain licensure and/or certification requirements
• Contribute to the overall professional development of the agency
• Contributes to the functioning of the agency as a training institution
• Other duties as assigned

Position Requirements

• Licensed as a registered nurse, and should have at least one year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting
• Strong commitment to the right and ability of each person with a severe and persistent mental illness to live in normal community residences, work in market jobs, and have access to helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services
• A strong commitment to working collaboratively, assertively, and interdependently with co-workers
• Skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for client rights and personal preferences in treatment are essential
• Competency in adult psychopathology and pharmacology, clinical treatments of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, individual crisis intervention and psychotherapy, professional ethics, and client rights
• Demonstrated ability to effectively plan and organize work to satisfactory completion
• Current unencumbered driver license and proof of current car insurance is required
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Great attendance
• Ability to work well with others