Staff Nurse II- Assertive Community Treatment Team

Division

• Eskenazi
• Health
• Sub-Division:
• SEMHC
• Req ID: 24532
• Schedule:
• Full
• Time
• Shift: Days This role is eligible for the 4-day, 32-hour workweek (paid for 40 hours per week plus benefits) pilot at Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center. Apply now to join our team and see how we’re leading the way for team member self-care! Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center, Indiana's first community mental health center, provides comprehensive care for emotional and behavioral problems, including severe mental illness and substance abuse. The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center offers both inpatient and outpatient services, including several outreach centers as well as clinic- and community-based services. FLSA Status Non-exempt Job Role Summary The Sandra Eskenazi Mental Health Center Staff Nurse performs nursing services as a health team member in Outreach clinics. This position provides health education and patient counseling to control and prevent disease and promote optimum health and wellbeing of clients. This position responds to health needs of patients when seen in the clinic by identifying and assessing health care requirement of problems expressed.Essential Functions and
• Responsibilities
• Proactively contributes to
• Eskenazi
• Health's mission: Advocate, Care, Teach and Serve with special emphasis on the vulnerable population of Marion County. Models Eskenazi Health values of Professionalism, Respect, Innovation, Development and Excellence Performs nursing services as a health team member in Outreach clinicsProvides health education and patient counseling to control and prevent disease and promote optimum health and wellbeing of clientsResponds to health needs of patients when seen in the clinic by identifying and assessing health care requirement of problems expressedAssists physicians and other team members in clinicsDevelops and implements nursing care interventions based upon goals in the Plan of CareRefers clients to appropriate agencies/organizations to promote continuity of care for patients and families based upon nursing assessment responses from the client/familyWorks collaboratively with physicians and other health professionals to implement treatments, dispense medications, and give medication and injections in accordance with prescribed orders, instructionsWorks as a member of a health team to counsel clients and their families in health education, medication education and treatment instructionsAttends staff meetings regularly and punctually to share information regarding patients, policies/procedures, peer review, and resource materialCompletes and submits internal nursing audits regularlyInterviews patients and records health history, prepares, maintains and uses records for reports for direct client servicesAlters activities/behaviors to reflect/ensure adequate care appropriate to the age of patients served (i.e. adolescent, geriatric, pediatric, neonatal, adult) as directed in the area/unit age-specific and/or job specific competenciesEnsures the timely completion of all documentation per policyMeets productivity goal as set forth by the agencyDemonstrates an understanding of The Recovery ModelJob Requirements Minimum of twelve months of clinical experience in Behavioral Health Minimum of 12 months clincal nursing experience as a Registered Nurse Current Indiana License as Registered Nurse Must have valid Indiana Driver’s License