Description
Rate of Pay: $55.00 - $57.69/hr. depending on degree and experience
Flexible hours, No Nights, Weekends or Holidays!
Agency Vehicle provided or mileage reimbursement if you use your vehicle.
Position Summary:
Do you want to make a positive difference in the lives of people that are challenged with mental illness and substance use disorders? We have an exciting new opportunity to work for an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team that offers treatment, rehabilitation, and community integration services to individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI). ACT uses a person-centered, recovery-based approach to care. Nurses can play a critical part in the recovery and wellness of individuals receiving ACT services. The ACT RN will work on a multi-disciplinary mobile team including psychiatry, nursing, social work, family and peer support and professionals with other types of expertise, such as substance abuse treatment and vocational rehabilitation, and provide comprehensive recovery services to adults with serious mental illness throughout Westchester County and the surrounding areas.
Core Responsibilities:
- Conduct home and community visits.
- Complete health assessments.
- Provide health education and psychoeducation regarding mental health disorders and treatment modalities
- Administer oral and injectable medications
- Instruct participants on medication adherence.
- Support medication management.
- Coordinate laboratory services and reports.
- Collaborate with psychiatrist, clinicians, and other team members.
- Supervise nursing team members.
- Attend clinical and administrative team meetings.
- Carry a small caseload of program participants as needed.
- Take on-call shifts in rotation with other team members.
Supervision and training provided.
Qualifications:
- Current NYS Registered Nurse.
- Valid NYS driver’s license.
Travel Requirements: 50-80%
EOE
