Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Responsibilities of the Psychiatric Registered Nurse:

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.

• Conduct person-centered comprehensive health assessments. Develop and implement strength-based treatment plans that are 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. This includes administration of injectable medications, managing Clozaril protocols, ordering of medication, overseeing processes for medication distribution, utilizing a medication step system towards client self-management, and managing all aspects of the medication room.
• Develop and maintain trusting and supportive relationships with clients, families, and community providers. All service provisions shall be judgement free, non-confrontational, yet honest, open, and delivered in a professional, caring, supportive, and growth producing manner.
• Provide support, treatment, case management, community advocacy, and linkage services, per the treatment plan. Complete required documentation of interventions as well as client’s responses and outcomes.
• Readily respond to all crisis situations and urgent needs using sound clinical judgement in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the individual. Provide on-call crisis intervention services on a rotating schedule amongst team members. Always act to ensure client’s safety, readily assess needs, provide support, and intervene immediately as needed.
• Mohawk's programs and offices are multi-level with stairs only. All employees must be able to travel to all levels of the facility in a safe and reasonable time frame. Client services in the community include visits to clients’ apartments which can be on the second and third floors.
• Provide transportation to clients when necessary, using agency vehicles. In addition, an employee must have a valid NYS driver’s license and must be an approved driver. An employee must always drive in a safe manner, use all safety devices and be medically able to drive. Employees must have access and be willing to use their personal vehicle to attend client/member meetings in the community and meetings outside the office/program.

• Licensed Registered Professional Nurse by New York State.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Three years’ experience in a psychiatric setting, with at least one year’s experience in an outpatient setting is preferred.
• Must have a strong commitment to the rights and ability of each person with a mental illness to make their own decisions and choices, live in the community, work, and have access to continuous support and services to enhance wellness.
• Must be able to effectively work with all people and demonstrate skills and competence to establish supportive and trusting relationships with all individuals.
• Must uphold individuals’ rights and…