Field Registered Nurse - ACT; Part time

Field Registered Nurse - ACT (Part time )

For nearly 150 years, The Jewish Board has been delivering innovative, best-in-class mental and behavioral health services. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families, to children, teens, and adults. That adds up to countless opportunities to use your skills, training, and compassion to make a difference in the lives of over 45,000 New Yorkers each year.

34 W 139th St
New York, NY 10037, US

As a member of the ACT team, the RN is responsible for providing a range of treatment to clients with a SPMI/SUD, rehabilitation and support services within the scope of the nursing practice for the clients receiving services from our ACT teams across the city. S/he is responsible for conducting initial nursing assessments and ongoing health monitoring assessments; assessing physical health needs;

making appropriate referrals to community physicians as needed, providing medical case management and administration of medication in conjunction with the prescriptions/orders of psychiatrist, PNP, and medical providers. The majority of this role is conducted in the community and is not site specific. Each nurse will work with a primary program and may also work with other JB programs across the city.

The RN will be supervised by the Program Director/Nursing leadership.

• Carry a caseload and complete initial and ongoing nursing assessments.
• Conduct weekly visits thereafter for clients currently residing in homeless shelters and assigned to the ACT program and/or in client’s homes or elsewhere in the community where the client is accessible.
• Develop a treatment plan with the team, based on clients’ needs. Ensure that any medical diagnoses are addressed and the client will be educated as to conditions and signs and symptoms.
• Complete nursing assessments and health monitoring assessments within appropriate time frames.
• Follow/implement all direction from Psychiatrist or PNP regarding medical treatments and medication orders. Administer prescribed and/or routine medical treatments, support clients and staff with self‑administration of medication procedures and evaluate for potential side effects or adverse reactions. Ensure that all internal policies regarding such administration are adhered to.
• Partner with clients in a respectful, encouraging way to promote healthy lifestyle changes within a harm‑reduction framework, with shared decision‑making practices.
• Coordinate and deliver medications to the client’s residence or shelter; be responsible for medication counts, follow‑up the pharmacies (e.g., refills, insurance authorizations) and administering medication to clients.
• Make referrals, schedule appointments and accompany the client when required.
• Make visits to hospitalized clients to coordinate care. Provide advocacy for hospitalized clients and assist with follow‑up care to promote complete recovery.
• Function as a liaison between external medical health care providers, shelters, other community organizations and the ACT team with regards to the client’s medical needs.
• Responsible for health education and communicating information regarding good health practices to the clients under RN’s care. Train staff in these practices as well so as to provide continuous health support to clients.
• Facilitate groups.
• Respond to medical emergencies as appropriate. Perform all necessary charting and other documentation as required by internal practice and external regulatory bodies within a timely manner.
• Follow‑up and monitor lab results for any indications of change for medication and toxicology; communicate such changes to the psychiatrist and PNP.
• Act as medical representative at interdisciplinary mental health team meetings.

• And other duties as assigned.

• RN or BSN in nursing and New York State registration.

• Experience in a residential setting or in mental/behavioral health field strongly preferred.

• Comfortable utilizing an electronic health records system, Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.