LPN​/RN - 000B7 (ART011) - Mon 12PM-8PM, Wed 12PM-4PM, Fri 9AM-5PM

Job Details

Job Location:

Elmont
- Elmont, NY 11003

Position Type:
Part-Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $33.19 - $45.00 Hourly

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Day and Evening

Job Category:
Nonprofit
- Social Services

Make an Impact.

At Well Life Network, your clinical expertise helps individuals achieve wellness, recovery, and independence. Join a compassionate team of professionals dedicated to providing person-centered care across behavioral health, developmental disabilities, and community-based programs. Here, your skills make a real difference - one life, one family, and one community at a time.

A clinical staff member who, in addition to performing routine team duties, has lead responsibility for evaluating the needs of assigned consumers for treatment; supervises and renders general nursing care (e.g., administers injections and medications) on an on-going basis. Provide psychiatric and medical assessment and treatment; and development, maintenance, and supervision of medication and psychiatric treatment.

• Assist the prescriber on the team with assessment of client physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment, and coordinating medical treatments with psychiatric treatment.
• Complete nursing assessment within 30 days of admission and yearly thereafter.
• Collaborate with the treatment team in comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history, mental status, and diagnosis; physical and dental health; use of drugs or alcohol; education and employment; social development and functioning; activities of daily living and family structure and relationships.
• Perform individual, group and family supportive therapy and illness education in the process of carrying out the tasks above.
• Transcribes the prescriber's medication orders; administers prescribed injections and medications as needed. Observes consumer, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies current prescriber of consumer's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Monitor labs for clients as needed and consult with Nurse Practitioner/ doctor
• Instructs consumers about daily medications (e.g., names of drugs, dosages, interactions, benefits). Reviews the medication record of each consumer for potential adverse reactions, allergies, interactions, and contraindications monthly.
• Records vital statistics and other pertinent data on consumers; maintains records of same
• Document all services in electronic Health record
• Takes temperature, blood pressure, pulse, weight, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and determine progress of consumers.
• Liaisons with physician, dietitians, hospitals, pharmacies, and the consumer's family on all health situations.
• Document any progress notes in EHR within 48 hours of all client and collateral contacts.
• Ensure all documentation is completed in a timely fashion and remain in compliance with agency, OMH, and OASAS regulations
• Provides networking and linkages between the programs, mental health providers, requires both telephone and face-to-face contact;
• Attend and participate in all team meetings.
• Act as a clinical liaison between the team and outside entities.
• Provide crisis intervention and mental health counseling as need

• Licensed Practical Nurse, registered, or Registered Nurse and at least one year of experience working with the mentally health population
• Computer proficiency, including the ability to use email, navigate and enter all documentation into electronic medical record.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and knowledge of group dynamics required

• Compensation:
  Competitive hourly rate based on experience.
• Robust Benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, and 401k retirement plan (with matching).
• Work-Life Balance:
  Paid time off, holidays, and personal days.
• Wellness Program:
  Free and low-cost gym and wellness access and support.
• Training & Growth:
  Ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities.
• Meaningful Work:
  Direct impact on the lives of youth and their families.
• Supportive Environment: A collaborative team that values your contributions