REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT (ACT)

Central Minnesota Mental Health Center; Saint Cloud (MN); On-site; USD 81,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Education funds

Medical Insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Employee referral program

Job summary

Central Minnesota Mental Health Center in St. Cloud is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team.

You will work with a multidisciplinary group to deliver medically necessary treatment, rehabilitation, and support for individuals with severe mental illness, including medication management and detailed documentation. The role is full-time with occasional evenings, weekends, and on-call rotations.

Qualifications

• Licensed by the State of Minnesota as a Registered Nurse.
• ACT Team experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, revise, and ensure adherence to medication policies and procedures, including transcription, administration, and recording of medications.
• Assign medication administration, transcribe orders, order medications, and document medication administration.
• Evaluate effectiveness, reactions, and side effects of psychotropic medications with documentation.
• Provide medication education to recipients and document understanding.
• Identify training needs for ACT team members regarding psychotropic medications and effects.
• Participate in daily and interdisciplinary team meetings and consult with the team psychiatrist weekly.

Skills

RN License

Job description

Brief Description

Pay Range: $81,000 - $90,000 Annually (Commensurate with experience)

Central Minnesota Mental Health Center (CMMHC) has a rewarding opportunity to serve as an RN within our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team in St. Cloud. The RN is an active member of an evidenced-based clinical team, providing medically necessary treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to identified recipients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). This position is responsible for managing the medication system; administering and documenting medication treatment in collaboration with the Psychiatrist, Nurse Practitioner (NP) or Certified Nurse Specialist (CNS).

What is Assertive Community Treatment

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive, non-residential mental health service for persons with serious mental illness. These individuals commonly experience multiple barriers to successful functioning, including co-occurring substance abuse or dependence, homelessness and unemployment. ACT teams help individuals treat and manage their mental illnesses and develop the skills they need for life in the community of their choice.

ACT Services Are

• Provided by multidisciplinary team
• A blend of treatment, rehabilitation, therapeutic, and supportive services
• Directed to persons with a serious mental illness who require intensive services
• Offered on a time-unlimited basis and available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year.

Duties and Responsibilities

Each day you will engage with our ACT clients, helping them to have purposeful and fulfilling lives. You will get to know the clients by assisting with treatment plans that are centered around a client’s own personal strengths, needs, and aspirations for the future.

• In collaboration with the other nurses on the team, develop, revise maintain and ensure adherence to medication policies and procedures, including transcribing, administering, and recording medication prescribed.
• Assignment of medication administration including transcription of medication orders; ordering medication from pharmacies; administering oral and injectable medications; and documentation medication administration.
• Initial and ongoing evaluation, with documentation of effectiveness, client’s reactions, receptiveness, and compliance to the medications, as well as complications and side effects of psychotropic medications prescribed.
• Provide initial and ongoing medication education to recipients, along with documentation of understanding and readiness to learn.
• Identification of need for formal training to other ACT team members regarding psychotropic medications, symptoms, response to medications and potential side effects.
• Participate in daily team meetings, interdisciplinary team meetings and consulting with team psychiatrist weekly regarding shared clients.

What You’ll Need

• Licensed by the State of Minnesota as a Registered Nurse.
• The Mental Health Practitioner shall meet the qualifications defined in Minnesota Statute 245.462 subdivision 17.
• Clear DHS Background Study.
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record.
• CPR and First Aid certification.

What Will Set You Apart

• ACT Team experience.

Schedule

Full-Time: Monday – Friday 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM This position would include some evening and weekend shifts and an on-call rotation (which offers additional on-call stipend/pay)

Summary

Why CMMHC?

For more than 60 years, CMMHC has provided comprehensive mental and chemical health services to residents of Benton, Sherburne, Stearns and Wright Counties. Our employees are our greatest asset. We are looking for compassionate people who want to make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with mental and chemical health issues. We offer a great place to work, collaborative team environment, and resources to support your personal and professional development.

Benefits We Offer

• Paid Time Off
• Continuing education funds and on-site education programs
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits program (Medical and Dental Insurance, HSA, FSA, Vision, Company Paid Employee Life Insurance, Voluntary Term Life, Long-Term Disability, Short-Term Disability, Employee Assistance Program, & Optional Supplemental Insurance)
• Employee Assistance Programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 5.5% employer contribution
• Employee referral program | $1,000 for full-time, $500 for part-time

We Develop Our Team

We provide individual developmental experience beginning with our agency orientation and role specific onboarding program. We encourage team members to pursue educational and developmental opportunities through continuing education funds and on-site education programs.

We Take Care of Our Team

We encourage work-life balance with a generous paid time off program and flexible schedules. Our comprehensive benefits plan offers resources for team members to maintain emotional, physical, and financial well-being. In addition, all CMMHC sites are approved for the National Loan Repayment Program to facilitate repayment of Federal Student Loans.

We Support Each Other

Our mission is to foster healthy lives and thriving communities. We carry that mission through to our team in offering a supportive and collaborative work environment. Team members share consistent feedback in feeling supported professionally and personally by our leadership team.

We Celebrate Each Other

We work hard to support our communities and encourage our progress along the way. We offer team building and employee recognition programs that energize and inspire our work individually and as a team.

We Partner with Our Community

We offer dedicated volunteer time and encourage our team members to give back to causes they are passionate about. In addition, we offer volunteer opportunities through structured community partnerships.

CMMHC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type with regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity of expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.