ACT Nurse

RHA Health Services • Stroudsburg, PA

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About The Position

The ACT Nurse provides oversight and general nursing care to people with behavioral health challenges in the community, relying on education, skill, and judgment to deliver quality services with limited direction and supervision. The position may be part of a team providing integrated crisis response, crisis stabilization, and crisis prevention services, including specialized support for populations requiring intensive interventions.

RHA’s Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) offers support to people with serious behavioral health needs. ACTT promotes rehabilitation and independence by teaching coping skills, supporting safe and productive community living, and encouraging healthy routines and social interactions. Services can help reduce crises such as homelessness, incarceration, and repeated hospitalizations.

Requirements

• Hold an active, unencumbered Registered Nursing (RN) license.
• A valid driver’s license and personal vehicle insurance coverage are conditions of employment.
• Maintain proficiency in company-sponsored training and certifications, and privileging if required.
• Complete pre-employment screening, including criminal background checks and checks of the OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities registry; drug testing; education verification; and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• For positions requiring driving, provide proof of driver’s license, driver’s insurance, and a vehicle if required to transport individuals.
• Meet the physical requirements of lifting 20 pounds and being able to lift at least 40 pounds and pull at least 25 pounds; squatting, kneeling, crawling, crouching, climbing, and stooping; regularly using hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; regularly standing and walking; and demonstrating CPR proficiency from floor level, including working on hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting.
• Have close, distance, and peripheral vision; be able to talk and hear.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Nursing preferred.
• One year of nursing experience preferred.
• Behavioral health nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Follow supports and services identified in recipients’ Crisis Plans, which are part of community support plans.
• Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary team and attend community support plan (CSP) meetings.
• Develop plans as requested.
• Monitor consumers and take appropriate action regarding medication side effects and adverse reactions.
• Assist team members in assessing consumers’ learning needs and provide teaching as indicated.
• Provide oversight and general nursing care and services to people with behavioral health challenges in the community.

Benefits

• Stay bonus of $1,000: $250 at 3 months, $250 at 6 months, and $500 at 12 months.
• Competitive salary.
• Payactiv early access to earned wages before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program.
• Paid time off for full-time employees only.
• Health insurance for full-time employees only.
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Wellbeing programs covering physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.
• Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed