Registered Nurse

The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES); New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 102,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental plan

Vision care

Paid time off 25 days

Holidays 12

403b Retirement plan

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse with active New York licensure to support adults with complex mental health, substance use, trauma, homelessness, violence risk, and criminal-legal backgrounds. The role combines physical and behavioral health services with care coordination in a multidisciplinary team.

The RN will perform screenings, administer psychotropic medications, draw blood, educate clients, and document

Qualifications

• Active New York state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Minimum of two years of experience with adults in mental health, trauma, homelessness, or criminal-legal involvement.
• Strong commitment to social justice and CASES mission.
• Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Improve the overall health of participants and promote physical-mental health integration.
• Conduct health screenings and link to primary and specialty care; educate on health and wellness.
• Perform blood draws and administer psychotropic injections per consumer needs and practice standards; prepare medications for dispensing.
• Complete timely progress notes and assessments in the EHR.
• Collaborate with external stakeholders (hospitals, shelters, jails, primary care) to achieve positive outcomes.
• Provide services in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally sensitive manner.

Skills

RN license

Behavioral health experience

Spanish (preferred)

Tools

Footholds AWARDS

Job description

Job Summary

CASES is seeking a Compassionate and highly skilled Registered Nurse with active New York licensure and hands-on experience supporting adults with complex mental health, substance use, trauma, homelessness, violence risk, and criminal legal-involved backgrounds. Adept at delivering integrated physical and behavioral health services through screenings, care coordination, psychotropic medication administration, blood draws, patient education, and timely documentation. Known for building trust, collaborating effectively with hospitals, shelters, jails, and primary care providers, and providing care in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive manner. IMT is a multi-disciplinary team of behavioral health professionals (e.g., psychiatric care providers, registered nurses, behavioral health specialists, peer support staff) who work with clients who have frequent movement across the behavioral health care system (outpatient and inpatient), the housing system (shelter, street, supportive, and independent housing) and the criminal legal system (jail, probation, parole); existing underlying risk of violence and/or violent behavior; serious mental illness diagnosis; and/or a history of, or active use of, substances. The primary goal of IMT is engagement and improving clients’ quality of life through engagement in treatment, rehabilitation, housing and support services that promote wellness, recovery, community integration as well as community safety.

Job Title

Registered Nurse

Shift Hours

This position is full-time Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Salary

The salary for this role is $103,968 per year.

Location Address

2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Blvd, 8th Floor, New York, N.Y., 10027. Our offices are easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility

Flexible - Staff have the flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.

What You Will Be Doing

• Improve the overall health of program participants, including promotion of physical and mental health integration.
• Conduct health screenings, provide linkage to primary and specialty care, and educate on health and wellness.
• Perform blood draws, monitor and administer psychotropic injections consistent with consumer needs preferences and practice standards, and prepare of medication to be dispensed.
• Complete progress notes and assessments in the electronic health record within a timely manner.
• Work with external stakeholders – such as hospitals, shelters, jails, primary care – to achieve positive client outcomes
• Provide services in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner.

What We Are Looking For

• Active New York state license as a Registered Nurse
• At least two years of experience working with adults who have needs in the areas of mental health, substance use, trauma, violence risk, homelessness, frequent psychiatric hospitalizations, and criminal-legal involvement
• Strong commitment to social justice and the CASES mission
• Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Preferred Skills

• Fluency in Spanish
• Previous use of an electronic health record, Footholds AWARDS preferred
• Experience in a multidisciplinary setting and field-based clinical work preferred

Employee Benefits

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

Our Values

At CASES, we like to move with PURPOSE, which reflects our values:

PEOPLE| Hold people’s stories with dignity

UNITY| Commit to a shared mission

RESPECT| Celebrate the strength of diversity

PROGRESS| Always work to improve

OPTIMIZE| Make the best use of resources

SOLUTIONS| Work together to solve problems

EMPATHY| Seek to understand others

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

Monday - Friday, 9am to 5pm

35 hours per week excluding breaks