Forensic ACT Team Psychiatric Nurse

Forensic ACT Team Psychiatric Nurse

• $1,500 sign on bonus

Make a difference and work for an agency where you matter!

The Forensic Assertive Community Team (FACT) Psychiatric Nurse is a clinical staff member of the FACT Community based multidisciplinary treatment team. The Nurse has the lead responsibility for assessing physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; collaborating with medical providers and pharmacies; teaching wellness skills; and providing management and administration of medication under the direction of the team Nurse Practitioner.

Additionally, the Nurse is responsible for providing a full range of services that are culturally relevant and recovery based. These services may occur in the home, community, or office. Service provision is designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms, preventing relapses, teaching skills, and providing direct assistance and securing necessary community resources.

• Lead responsibility for assessing physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; collaborating with medical providers and pharmacies; teaching wellness skills; and providing management and administration of medication under the direction of the team Nurse Practitioner.
• Provide full range of culturally relevant and recovery-based services that may occur in home, community, or office. Service provision designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms, preventing relapses, teaching skills, and providing direct assistance and securing necessary community resources.
• Develop working knowledge of FACT as an evidence-based model and practice according to guidelines set forth by OMH. Participate in daily morning meetings to review client progress/needs, create daily visit schedule, and develop team relationships.
• Conduct person-centered comprehensive health assessments, including personal and family medical and psychiatric histories, current medical needs, substance use history, and daily living skills, with purpose of linkages to and collaboration with providers to improve health outcomes.
• Develop and implement strength-based treatment plans responsive to client needs and facilitate achievement of goals on an as-needed basis.
• Oversee all aspects of medication management in compliance with agency procedures and protocols. Includes administration of injectable medications, managing Clozaril protocols, ordering medication, overseeing medication distribution, using medication step system toward client self-management, and managing all aspects of medication room.
• Provide support, treatment, case management and community advocacy and linkage services per treatment plan. Complete required documentation of interventions and client responses/outcomes.
• Readily respond to all crisis situations and urgent needs using sound clinical judgement to ensure safety and well-being. Provide on-call crisis intervention services on rotating schedule among team members. Always act to ensure client's safety, assess needs, provide support, intervene immediately as needed.
• Mohawk's programs and offices are multi-level with stairs only. Employees must be able to travel to all levels of facility safely and in reasonable time frame.
• Provide transportation to individuals when necessary. Employee must be approved to drive agency and personal vehicles for business purposes by maintaining valid NYS driver's license and agency vehicle insurance. Must drive safely and use safety devices.

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse by New York State.
• Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
• Three years' experience in psychiatric setting, with at least one year in outpatient setting preferred.
• Commitment to rights and ability of each person with mental illness to make own decisions, live in community, work, and access continuous support and services.
• Ability to work effectively with all people, demonstrate skills and competence to establish supportive and trusting relationships.
• Uphold individuals' rights and personal preferences in treatment; treat everyone with respect and dignity; act as guest in individuals' homes and families; courteous, polite, active listener.
• Valid and insurable driver's license; use own vehicle for business; agency vehicles available for transporting individuals.

• Salary: $3,269.24 biweekly, $85,000.24 annual; $1,500 sign-on bonus.
• Rotating on-call with $210/week stipend.
• Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, 30-minute paid lunch.
• Supportive work environment.
• Make a Difference Helping Others in a Workplace Where You Matter.
• Approved worksite for graduates with CPT.
• Providing A Culture of Caring.

All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks.

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