Assertive Community Treatment; ACT) Team Nurse

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Salary Range: $28.00 To $40.00 Hourly

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Nurse

The Company:
Pathways Vermont provides community-based mental health services and collaborative learning that centers people as the experts of their own lives. We strengthen our communities and the system of care by elevating the voices of lived experience.

Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people interested in providing supportive social services to Vermonters including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.

The Role:

As a specialist on the Permanent Supportive Housing ACT team, the nurse provides a combination of direct service and consultation to program clients around medical and healthcare-related needs and has primary responsibilities of assisting clients in medication management or assistance, performing basic medical procedures in the field, and interfacing with our clinical, non-clinical staff and Medical Director around client care.

Available Positions: 1

Location:

In Person (Bennington County VT)

Schedule :
Part time (18 hours or less per week) or

Per Diem (flexible scheduling available, please reach contact us for more details)

A Cover Letter and Resume are required with your application.

Engage in rapport building with participants and provide service from a "choice" perspective as well as participant-centered, harm reduction, and strengths based approaches

Collaborate with team members to coordinate/provide client health services

Provide general mental health and life skills support to clientele

Pick up and distribute medications and controlled substances for identified clients

Maintain Medication Administration Records

Administer injectable medications as necessary

Monitor client vital signs, glucose, side effects of medications, etc. and report findings as required

Provide continuous client education re: mental health, harm reduction, medication, and health issues

Engage identified clients in medical services, on site and in the community

Make referrals and support care coordination with community health, mental health and substance use resources including primary care, methadone clinics, personal care services, areas on aging, etc.

Provide health related in-service training and education for staff

Work independently and collaboratively with community partners to support clients in accessing public health initiatives and resources

Serve as a health and wellness resource to clients, families, staff and significant others

Participate in facilitating crisis interventions, referrals and hospitalizations as appropriate

Work with team and client in developing an effective plan for services

Document all services provided in compliance with regulations

Perform related work as assigned

Licensure by Vermont Board of Nursing required (LPN or RN, pay commensurate with credential)

Familiarity with persons experiencing mental health issues, utilizing substances and having experienced incarceration preferred

Valid driver's license, a reliable personal vehicle available for work purposes and current automobile insurance required

Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations

Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills

Excellent interpersonal skills, sound knowledge of supportive counseling skills and the ability to form relationships with marginalized individuals

Sound judgment and good problem solving skills including assessing risk factors.

Ability to meet program expectations with regard to documenting interventions

Excellent independent problem solving skills and demonstrated ability to intuitively approach challenging situations

Prior experience working in a mental health and/or harm reduction agency, preferably in community services preferred

Lived experience with mental health and/or other life challenges will be considered an asset

LPN: $28-33/hour

RN: $35-40/hour

Part Time Less than 18 or Per Diem Positions

Access to a wide variety of Pathways facilitated trainings including Intentional Peer Support

It is the policy of Pathways Vermont that all employees and applicants shall receive equal consideration and treatment in employment without regard to race, color,…