Nurse: RN or LPN (Outpatient Clinic)

Highland Rivers Health; Alabama; On-site; USD 65,000 - 78,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Flexible Benefits

Retirement Plan with employer matching

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Public Student Loan Forgiveness/NHSC

Job summary

Highland Rivers Health in Alabama is seeking an RN or LPN to deliver direct nursing care in a mental health setting. Responsibilities include clinical assessments, labs, injections, and medication management training, all aligned with policy and procedure.

This Pay for Performance position emphasizes productive hours; you will collaborate with physicians and the care team to plan individualized services, engage in crisis response, provide patient education, and maintain infection control and

Qualifications

• Must hold an active RN or LPN license.
• Experience in a mental health setting preferred.
• Ability to provide nursing assessments and administer injections.
• Strong communication and safety/infection control adherence.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical nursing services including assessments, labs, injections, medications, and vital signs.
• Pay-for-Performance role requiring 40 hours of billable services per pay period.
• Coordinate treatment with medical staff and PCPs; advocate with other agencies as needed.
• Assist in crisis situations with professional judgement and intervention techniques.
• Educate individuals and their support network on medications, nutrition, health and wellness.
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary treatment team meetings to develop comprehensive care plans.
• Maintain professional boundaries and communicate effectively with consumers and families.
• Adhere to safety and infection control guidelines and complete related reports.
• Maintain Nursing Office: monitor expirations, temperature logs, and equipment calibration.
• Collaborate with physicians to provide exceptional services for individuals.

Skills

Nursing assessments

Injections

Medication management

Crisis intervention

Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Patient education

Documentation

Education

RN license

LPN license

Job description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health! Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

JOB SUMMARY: The RN or LPN will be working in a Mental Health environment. RN or LPN will provide direct service to individuals, such as clinical nursing assessments, labs, injections, and medication management training.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provides clinical nursing services for individuals (eg. nursing assessments, injections, medication assistance, PAP assistance, sample medications, re-assessments, TB Tests, labs, urine drug screens, HIV/Hep C testing, and vitals.); completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.
• This position is a Pay for Performance position, which requires that staff who work 40 hours per week complete 40 hours of billable services per pay period. (Pro-rated for those who work less than 40 hrs per week or have additional duties.)
• Communicates with medical staff working with individual to ensure coordination of treatment including with PCPs as needed with signed Release of Information authorizations; link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations, using professional judgement and appropriate intervention techniques.
• Provides education for individuals and their support system on medications, nutrition, health and wellness and general mental health and addictive diseases.
• Actively engages in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings each week to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service plan with a focus on recovery for individuals.
• Maintains therapeutic professional boundaries when working with consumers and families. Communicating effectively and calmly with a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.
• Adheres to safety and infection control guidelines; completes Infection Control reports according to Policy and Procedure.
• Maintains the Nursing Office according to Policy and Procedure: completes regular reviews of expiration dates of supplies/medications, temperature logs of refrigerators, and ensures all equipment/supplies used are in good working order/calibration.
• Works in partnership with the physician/nurse practitioner to provide exceptional services for individuals.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
• Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.