Assertive Care Treatment - Registered Nurse (RN/APRN/LPN)

Spring Leaf Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Spring Leaf Solutions in Washington, DC is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN/APRN/LPN) to deliver medical care coordination, medication administration, and health education as part of ACT services. The RN will work full-time as a primary practitioner for a caseload within the ACT team, providing nursing services, monitoring clinical status, and coordinating with the interdisciplinary team.

This role supports 24/7 ACT coverage and integrative care for adults with serious mental illness using

Qualifications

• RN or APRN with SPMI experience; LPNs may support under supervision.
• Knowledge of psychiatric meds.
• Strong health education and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Administer psychotropic meds and monitor effects.
• Coordinate physical health care with PCPs.
• Educate clients on medications, health, and wellness.
• Promote medication adherence and manage med rooms.
• Document and communicate health status updates.

Skills

Psychiatric meds knowledge

Health education

Organizational skills

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN/APRN/LPN)

Position Summary

Delivers medical care coordination, medication administration, and health education as part of integrated ACT services.

An RN working on a full-time basis, who provides nursing services for all ACT team consumers. The RN works with the ACT team to monitor each consumer’s clinical status and response to treatment, and who functions as a primary practitioner on the ACT team for a caseload of consumers

ACT is an intensive, integrated, rehabilitative, crisis, treatment, and mental health community support service provided by an interdisciplinary team to individuals eighteen (18) and over with serious and persistent mental illness with dedicated staff time and specific staff-to-consumer ratios.

Service coverage by the ACT team is required twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week. Provides co-occurring disorders treatment using evidence-based and stage-appropriate interventions.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer psychotropic meds and monitor effects.
• Coordinate physical health care with PCPs.
• Educate clients on medications, health, and wellness.
• Promote medication adherence and manage med rooms.
• Document and communicate health status updates.

Qualifications

• RN or APRN (at least 1 with SPMI experience); LPNs may support under supervision.
• Knowledge of psychiatric meds.
• Strong health education and organizational skills.

Additional Notes

Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.