PRN Mental Health Nurse Case Manager

Ryan Wellness Center, 1000 Alpine Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304, USA

BROOMFIELD, 897 Highway 287, Broomfield, CO 80020, USA

COFFMAN, 515 Coffman Street, Longmont, CO 80501, USA

You will provide skilled health care to clients while addressing, referring and clarifying medical concerns including administration and education regarding medication and a range of health issues.

• Ensures continuity of psychiatric care through provisions of services including discharge and referral
• Triages healthcare situations to determine needed level of intervention in crisis situations
• Verifies and carries out prescriber orders
• Records changes in medications, laboratory tests and prescriber recommendations
• Communicates current psychiatric medication orders, missed medications or other pertinent psychiatric information with clients, prescribers and nursing staff, clinicians, and family members as appropriate
• Administers medications, including injections, and educates clients regarding medications (risks, benefits and side effects and medication compliance)
• Maintains thorough, accurate and timely documentation of the provision of services, assessments, evaluations, and progress toward the completion of clients’ treatment goals consistent with clinical and administrative policies and procedures
• Facilitates the completion of medical tests or re-tests as referred or ordered, including drawing blood, obtaining urine and running basic lab tests on portable lab devices
• Acts as liaison between the prescribers and outside healthcare providers, including transfer of ongoing medical or psychiatric care to PCP’s
• Maintains necessary medical supplies
• Provides nursing support, guidance and direction to clinical staff and volunteers
• Oversees the administration of medications by certified staff and provides training as indicated
• Participates in team meetings
• Participates in client groups
• Meets defined individual and department goals, activity metrics and Key Performance Indicators
• Effectively interacts and communicates with other CFH&W staff/clients/customers/partners/etc.
• Regular and consistent attendance is required to perform other essential functions of the job
• Other duties as assigned

• May conduct wellness related classes for clients and/or staff

• Includes holiday, night and/or weekend shifts
• Provides consultation to walk-in crisis and Adult Respite admissions
• Provides basic medical clearance for admission to Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), Adult Respite and other higher levels of care where appropriate

Mental Health Partners offers a diverse, quality work environment, a great compensation package and a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefits include paid time-off policy (paid holidays, paid vacation and paid personal days-off), medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and percentage match-up retirement contribution.

• Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing degree strongly preferred
• RN licensed to practice in the state of Colorado required
• Current CPR card required
• At least two years relevant work experience required
• Walk-In Crisis team – at least three years relevant work experience required

This posting is always accepting applications.

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