Registered Nurse

Why CMHA?

Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC).

Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.

Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.

CMHA is looking to hire a full-time Registered Nurse for our Behavioral Home Health team. This position will be located at 233 Main Street, New Britain CT. Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.

Compensation Range:
The salary range for this position starts at $70,500 per year.

Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time-off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.

Summary:

Provides direct oversight and care of Residential and Community Support clients to ensure appropriate and necessary client medical and psychiatric services. Supervises and directs the Medication Management of all Residential and Community Support Programs while providing consultation and review of all referrals to insure appropriate attention to client needs.

Essential Responsibilities and Target Outcomes:
• Supervises the provision of medication monitoring/administration to program staff by writing monthly MAR sheets, training staff and participating in weekly team meetings to review client related medical and medication issues.
• Completes Nursing Health assessments and medication reconciliation for clients entering the Outpatient Program areas as needed.
• Works collaboratively with treatment team to provide clients with holistic treatment approach.
• Reviews and assesses referrals to Community Support/clinical programs for medical and psychiatric appropriateness by discussing with Clinical Director, Prescriber, and assisting staff with development of treatment plans.
• Assesses physical health of all clients and provides screenings to ensure compliance with regulation and appropriate triage and referral.
• Tracks program compliance with all Joint Commission, DPH, DCF, other licensing and regulatory agencies and Q.I. projects that pertain to client medical status.
• Provides medical and psychiatric education to clients and their families by conducting individual, group and family meetings at program sites and in the community as well as providing documentation to the client’ medical record of all nursing interventions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Education:

Registered Nurse diploma from an accredited School of Nursing or equivalent. RN with BSN preferred.

Credentials and Licenses: RN Licensure in the State of Connecticut. Valid CT Drivers License.

Experience:

• 3-5 years experience in behavioral health/substance abuse nursing in relevant clinical setting appropriate to population or equivalent.
• Beginner to intermediate experience with Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook.
• Experience in or the ability or willingness to learn how to use an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system or the ability and willingness to learn how to use one, which includes appointment scheduling, authorization tracking, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries.

Competencies:

Behavioral Skill Sets:
• Ability to accurately assess client psychiatric…