Outpatient Registered Nurse - No weekends

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: OUTPA
002321

• Full-Time
• On-site

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Registered Nurse (RN) Outpatient Opportunity:

The Registered Nurse (Outpatient) provides clinical nursing support to psychiatric prescribers in an outpatient mental health setting. This role performs the full scope of professional nursing functions, including patient assessment, medication administration, care coordination, and patient education. The RN plays a key role in ensuring continuity and quality of care for individuals with acute and chronic psychiatric conditions, while fostering a safe, therapeutic environment for patients, families, and staff.

What You’ll Get:

• The starting pay range for this role is $36.40 - $39.63, based on experience.
• This job is a full-time, in person position, usually working weekday business hours.
• This position does require travel between locations in Wausau, Merrill and Antigo throughout the work week.
• PTO, paid holidays, health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, on-site bistro and cafeteria, employee assistance program, newly updated facility, and more.
• As a full-time employee of NCHC, you are eligible for the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS). The WRS is a hybrid defined benefit plan. It contains elements of both a 401(k) or defined contribution plan and a defined benefit plan. Participating staff contribute 7.2% and NCHC will match this at 100% each pay period!

What You Bring:

Required:

• Current Registered Nurse licensure with the Wisconsin State Board of Nursing
• Current BLS certification
• Must possess a valid Wisconsin driver's license and maintain unrestricted driving privileges throughout employment and have use of a personal car.
• Must meet and continue to meet all requirements for insurability under the organization's vehicle insurance policy.
• Must be authorized to operate any vehicle and transport clients, patients, or staff as required by the position.
• Ability to care for psychiatric patients in a clinic setting.
• Ability to use EMR for tasks such as medication reconciliation, accessing and updating medical/surgical history, family history, and substance use history.
• Ability to administer and document ordered medications following all guidelines as indicated by consent forms.

Preferred:

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN)
• More than one year of nursing experience in mental health, psychiatric, or outpatient clinic settings
• Crisis intervention skills
• Experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness

In evaluating candidates for this position, North Central Health Care may consider a combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position.

What a Registered Nurse (Outpatient) does at NCHC:

• Review appointment schedules and maintain timely flow of patients.
• Room patients, obtain and document vital signs, allergies, medications, health history, and screening tools such as PHQ-9.
• Perform medication reconciliation and update EMR with accurate clinical data.
• Administer prescribed medications and injections safely and accurately, ensuring informed consent and proper documentation.
• Monitor patient status, respond to changes in condition, and escalated concerns appropriately.
• Serve as a liaison between patients, psychiatric providers, pharmacies, primary care physicians, and community partners to support continuity of care.
• Manage the nurse telephone line: triage calls, provide patient education, relay provider instructions, and ensure accurate documentation of communications.
• Coordinate internal and external referrals; track progress and communicate updates with patients and providers.
• Communicate appointment reminders, test results, and follow-up instructions through in-person, phone, and electronic channel
• Manage an effective medication refill process, including PDMP review, verification of provider orders, and refill authorization within scope.
• Complete and fax prior authorizations or appeals in collaboration with patients, providers, insurance companies, and pharmacies.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and thorough clinical documentation in EMR in accordance…