ACTT Registered Nurse

Easterseals PORT Health • Statesville, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Easterseals PORT Health is seeking an ACTT Registered Nurse to serve as a clinician on an Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in Statesville, North Carolina. The team includes a psychiatrist, licensed clinician, co-occurring disorders specialist, mental health nurse, and other professional and paraprofessional staff. The position provides treatment, rehabilitation, and support services that help individuals develop skills and supports to live, learn, work, and participate in the community with the greatest possible self-determination and independence.

The nurse provides nursing services including medication administration and monitoring, nursing assessments, and interventions. Under the team psychiatrist’s direction, the nurse develops, revises, and maintains medication protocols, policies, and procedures; administers prescribed psychotropic medications; and evaluates and documents their effectiveness, complications, and side effects. LPNs perform duties within their scope of practice and under the supervision of an ACT team RN.

The role combines office-based work with substantial community-based service delivery, including work in homes, on the street, in shelters, jails, and hospitals. Schedule is full-time, 40 hours per week, on-site. Pay is based on experience.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted nurse license (RN, APRN, or LPN) through the North Carolina Board of Nursing.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Valid, unrestricted state-appropriate driver’s license and current vehicle insurance.
• Ability to handle multiple responsibilities and assign priorities.
• General knowledge of Assertive Community Treatment principles and the laws, regulations, and policies governing ACTT.
• Thorough knowledge of adult psychopathology, psychiatric nursing practices, medications, and community resources.

Nice To Haves

• Certification as a medical administrative technician or equivalent.
• One year of experience in a mental health environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage the medication system with the psychiatrist; administer and document medication treatment.
• Screen and monitor individuals for medical problems and medication side effects.
• Provide health promotion, prevention, and education activities.
• With an individual’s agreement, develop strategies to support taking medications as prescribed.
• Communicate and coordinate services with other medical providers.
• Educate the team on monitoring psychiatric symptoms and medication side effects.
• Function as a practicing clinician on the ACT Team.
• Provide structured, scheduled, face-to-face therapeutic interventions and support across functional domains, including psychosocial rehabilitation, case coordination, adaptive and communication skills, personal care, domestic skills, and problem solving.
• Make efforts to meet current National Program Standards for ACT Teams.
• Maintain required documentation, including medication administration records (MARs).
• Assist in preparing documentation for utilization review.
• Assist in training new employees.
• Complete required training within prescribed timeframes and participate successfully in DMH-approved ACTT training.
• Perform other duties as assigned and follow applicable Easterseals PORT Health procedures.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus FSA.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance Program and legal services.
• Professional development and training opportunities, including AHEC where applicable.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligibility where applicable.

What This Job Offers

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