Mental Health Nurse

The VIOS Clinic; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The VIOS Clinic seeks an Adolescent Mental Health Nurse to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care to teens in an acute behavioral health setting. You will perform risk assessments, administer medications, and support individual and group therapies.

Collaborating with psychiatrists, therapists, and families, you’ll help develop personalized care plans, ensuring safety through crisis intervention and contributing to discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Strong clinical skills in mental health assessment and crisis management.
• Ability to work effectively with adolescents, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of mental health treatments, medication administration, and safety protocols.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and compassionate care approach.

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to teens in an acute behavioral health setting.
• Perform comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, administer medications, monitor treatment responses, and support individual and group therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and families to develop and implement personalized care plans.
• Ensure safety through skilled crisis intervention and contribute to discharge planning.

Skills

Mental health assessment

Crisis management

Adolescent care

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

Role

Adolescent Mental Health Nurse

Responsibilities

• Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to teens in an acute behavioral health setting.
• Perform comprehensive mental health and risk assessments, administer medications, monitor treatment responses, and support individual and group therapeutic interventions.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and families to develop and implement personalized care plans.
• Ensure safety through skilled crisis intervention and contribute to discharge planning.

Qualifications & Skills

• Strong clinical skills in mental health assessment and crisis management.
• Ability to work effectively with adolescents, families, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of mental health treatments, medication administration, and safety protocols.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and compassionate care approach.