Nurse, Mental Health

The Registered Nurse is responsible for overseeing all aspects of medical care for those individuals RHD provides services.

• Act as part of a multidisciplinary team designed to provide services from a holistic and values-based perspective
• Manage the ordering, delivery, storage and administration of medications for the persons served in accordance with the specific program/service
• Provide education to both persons served and staff regarding common health concerns; provide training to staff as required or requested to best meet the needs of persons served
• Assess and respond to new, potential or ongoing health issues in persons served
• Complete documentation as required by RHD, funder, licensing or accreditation bodies

• Conduct screening and assessment in accordance with the use of validated screening tools to screen and assess for depression, trauma, substance use, and risk/needs associated with criminal risk
• Document treatment contacts using collaborative documentation
• Demonstrate the ability to provide treatment that is recovery-oriented, supports evidence-based practice and can clearly establish the status of the client in treatment
• Serve as a liaison for recipients in securing medical care and other community supports that promote integrated physical and mental health wellness
• Coordinate medical care in cooperation with the prescriber and other medical providers
• Administer IM’s per physician orders
• Work with consumer & team to develop strategies to improve medication adherence
• Monitor vital signs and side effects of medication and report findings to the team
• Work with team to ensure all consumers have a primary care provider, receive annual physicals and dental examinations, and maintain prescription schedules
• Meet monthly required levels of treatment contacts
• Provide 24‑hour emergency and crisis intervention response on a rotating, on‑call basis; complete assessments, progress notes, recovery plans and significant data in required time periods
• Assess medical care needs and other services to support wellness
• Recommend health objectives for consumers’ recovery plans
• Provide culturally competent services that are individualized to client needs and reflect the integration of race, color, religious creed, disability, handicap, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender and gender expression, national origin, age and sex
• Perform other duties as required by the Assistant Program Director

• A graduate of a professional nursing program (AD, hospital or BSN); BSN preferred
• Current license to practice

• Exposure to fumes
• Exposure to dust
• Exposure to extreme heat
• Exposure to extreme cold
• Wet and/or humid conditions
• Exposure to loud noise
• Exposure to confined places
• Mists or gases
• Exposure to mechanical hazards
• Exposure to chemical hazards
• Exposure to electrical hazards
• Exposure to burn hazards

• Sedentary: exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and/or negligible force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or move objects (including self); most work involves sitting for the majority of the time
• Light: exerting up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or negligible force constantly to move objects; arm and/or leg control requires force greater than sedentary, but the worker still sits for the majority of the time
• Medium: exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects
• Heavy: exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds constantly to move objects
• Very Heavy: exerting over 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or moving 50 pounds of force constantly to move objects

• Stand or sit (stationary position)
• Use hands or fingers to handle or feel (operate, activate, prepare, inspect, position)
• See (detect, identify, recognize, inspect, assess)
• Pushing or pulling
• Reaching (high or low)
• Kneel, stoop, crouch or crawl (position self, move)