RN ICORT

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources; McComb (MS); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is seeking a Registered Nurse to support the I-CORT team in McComb, MS. The RN will guide patients to appropriate supports to maximize health and wellness, provide community-based nursing services, and cover multiple counties in Southwest Mississippi with on-call duties.

The role emphasizes face-to-face and remote interactions to maintain individuals in the community, with 50 years of service in the Pine Belt region and a wide multi-county service area.

Qualifications

• ADN in Nursing required.
• Valid RN license in MS required.
• Must have valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record.
• Auto insurance liability limits 100,000/300,000/50,000 within 30 days of hire.
• Good communication and time management skills.
• Working knowledge of mental health symptoms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Guides each patient to appropriate supports to maximize health and wellness.
• Maintains client services records in EMR per PBMHR, DMH, CARF standards.
• Monitors and administers medications and injections as needed.
• Tracks progress and follows up after discharge.
• Performs nursing assessment and evaluation/therapy.
• Participates in interdisciplinary treatment team staffings.
• Provides clinical therapy and emergency services to consumers and families.
• May transport consumers in personal vehicle.

Skills

Communication

Time management

Relationship building

Mental health knowledge

Education

ADN in Nursing

RN license (MS)

Job description

Summary

Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources is actively seeking a Registered Nurse to provide services for the I-CORT team in McComb, MS. The Registered Nurse position is responsible for guiding each patient to the appropriate supports needed to maximize health and wellness. This position will provide nursing services in the community. This position will cover multiple counties in Southwest Mississippi. Scheduled on-call work required.

I-CORT services are provided primarily in natural settings and are delivered face-to-face, by phone or video conference with the individual and their family/significant other as appropriate, to the primary well-being and benefit of the recipient. I-CORT assists in the setting and attaining of individually defined recovery/resiliency goals. I-CORT primary treatment objective is to assist in keeping the individuals receiving the service in the community in which they live avoiding placement in state-operated behavioral health programs.

For 50 years, Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources has served individuals throughout the Pine Belt. Through an extensive continuum of care, we strive to enable adults with serious mental illnesses, children with serious emotional disturbances, and individuals with an addiction or developmental disability to live, work, learn, and participate fully in their communities. Our eighteen county service area includes Amite, Franklin, Forrest, Hancock, Harrison, Jones, Lamar, Lawrence, Covington, Greene, Jeff Davis, Marion, Pearl River, Perry, Pike, Stone, Walthall, Wayne Counties.

City: McComb
FT/PT Status: Regular Full Time
Education: Associate's Degree

Requirements

• Minimum of an ADN in Nursing required
• Valid RN license in MS required
• Must have valid driver's license with satisfactory driving record
• Must have auto insurance liability limits of 100,000/300,000/50,000 within 30 days of hire
• Good communication skills, relationship building skills, and time management skills required
• Working knowledge of mental health symptoms preferred

Responsibilities

• Guides each patient in the appropriate supports needed to maximize health and wellness
• Monitors and maintains record of client services within electronic medical records in accordance to PBMHR, DMH, and CARF standards.
• Monitors consumers receiving medication; provides injections as needed.
• Closely follows the progress of each consumer including follow up efforts after discharge.
• Provides individual nursing assessment and evaluation/therapy.
• Participates in team staffings and functions as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Provides clinical therapy services and emergency services to consumers and their families.
• May provide transportation for consumers in personal vehicle.