Psychiatric RN / Registered Nurse

Woods Services; West Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

403b

Flexible spending accounts

10 paid holidays

Generous vacation and sick time

$5000 Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Woods Services is looking for a Psychiatric RN in West Orange, NJ, to provide essential nursing support to individuals with mental illness. Responsibilities include health assessments, crisis response, medication administration, and patient education within a multi-disciplinary team. A Bachelor’s degree in nursing and a valid NJ RN license are required. Salary ranges from $85,000 to $96,000 depending on experience. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, and a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• One year of experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
• Vehicle and valid driver’s license required; no more than one moving violation within the past 12 months.

Responsibilities

• Participate in frequent monitoring and assessment of mental and physical health status.
• Coordinate services with community mental health and non-mental health providers.
• Educate individuals and families on mental health, medication, and physical health care.
• Provide crisis response and accompany individuals to assessments.
• Administer medications, perform health screenings, and monitor medications.

Skills

Assessment skills

Crisis management

Medication administration

Patient education

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Valid NJ Registered Nurse license

Job description

Overview

Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of Bridgeway’s Community Support Services. As part of the core services team, the PACT RN provides nursing assessment, direct‑support services, and primary health care to seriously and persistently mentally ill individuals enrolled in the PACT Program. Provides support and education to other team members in nursing/medical treatment and health care.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
• Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment
• 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment), generous vacation and sick time
• $5000 Sign‑on bonus

Salary

$85000 to $96000 - depending upon education / experience

Schedule

8:00 am – 6:30 pm / flexible with 1 weekend day required

Job Summary

Psychiatric RNs on PACT teams are critical to the success of the people served by Bridgeway. RNs provide nursing assessment, direct‑support services, and primary health screening to individuals whose goals include recovery from mental illness and substance use conditions. PACT RNs use their skills to provide leadership, support, and education to other team members in nursing/medical treatment and health care. They are an essential part of a multi‑disciplinary team working together to provide individuals the tools to become and remain stable and healthy. PACT RNs receive ongoing training and supportive supervision as they deliver evidence‑based interventions and wrap‑around services. You will be taking vitals, drawing blood, injections and assessments.

Responsibilities

• Participates in frequent monitoring and assessment of the mental and physical health status of people served.
• Works with the team on nursing assessments, referrals, individual recovery plans, and population health including medical needs, tracking medication, screenings and recommendations (PSA, mammograms, colonoscopy, etc.).
• Participate in clinical and non‑clinical team meetings.
• Coordination of services with other community mental health and non‑mental health providers.
• Educate people served and family/significant others on mental and physical health, medication (focusing on psychiatric medications), side‑effects, symptom management and physical health care.
• 24‑hour on‑call coverage on a rotating schedule, with the ability to respond immediately to individuals by phone or in person.
• Crisis response and accompanying the individual to psychiatric screening/assessment center or emergency service.
• Administers prescribed medications and injections, draws blood, and prepares laboratory specimens.
• Train other team members regarding medication education, medication delivery observation of self‑administration of medication, and medication monitoring; and regularly assess other team members’ competency in this area.
• Assess individuals’ daily living skills, and teach individuals needed skills in the areas of budgeting, cooking, laundry, cleaning, shopping, personal hygiene, community transportation, self‑advocacy and ways to maintain housing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred
• Valid NJ Registered Nurse license
• One‑year experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness
• Vehicle and valid driver’s license required; no more than one moving violation within the past 12 months