Please note: The Registered Nurse position is for candidates who have prior experience working in the area of mental health.
F/T Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) RN works with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive community based care management and clinical services to individuals with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bi polar disorder.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
- Organizes and manages the system of medication delivery to the clients and medication administration under the direction of psychiatrist
- Provides medication management and planning/coordination, including injectable medications, to clients who are in the community
- Provides staff education to maintain familiarity with program policies and procedures regarding medication administration, management, and secure record storage
- Utilizes Person-Centered Practices in development of recovery plans
- Provides on call crisis intervention by covering night time hours and weekends on a rotating basis
- Manages and assumes primary responsibility to an assigned number of clinical records
Job Requirements
- Licensed Registered Nurse in New York in conjunction with either an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
- Must have a valid Driver’s license and own transportation
- Prefer experience providing community based services with a multidisciplinary team
- Prefer practical experiences in a mental health clinical or rehabilitation setting
- Multilingual a plus
Open Date: 2/23/2018
Close Date: 3/9/2018
