Psychiatric Registered Nurse - Bridgeway- PACT

Woods Services • West Orange, NJ

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About The Position

The Psychiatric Registered Nurse is part of Bridgeway’s PACT core services team, serving individuals with serious and persistent mental illness in Essex County. The role provides nursing assessment, direct support, and primary health care, while contributing nursing expertise to comprehensive assessments and individualized recovery plans. The RN also supports and educates other team members on nursing, medical treatment, and health care.

The position involves monitoring and responding to the mental and physical health needs of people served in homes and other natural environments, coordinating medical and community services, providing medication and health education, and supporting recovery, community integration, and daily living skills. The RN participates in team meetings and supervision, provides crisis response, and maintains accurate medication and clinical records in accordance with applicable standards and agency protocols.

This is a full-time position based in West Orange and serving Essex County. Work hours are 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m., with one weekend day required and flexibility on other days. The role also includes rotating 24-hour on-call coverage and a $5,000 sign-on bonus. Salary is $90,000–$96,000 annually.

Requirements

• Valid New Jersey Registered Nurse license.
• At least one year of experience working with individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
• Valid driver’s license.
• No more than one moving violation within the past 12 months.
• Vehicle required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Frequently monitor and assess the mental and physical health status of people served as part of the team.
• Contribute nursing expertise to nursing and comprehensive assessments and individualized recovery plans.
• Contribute to population health activities, including prioritizing medical needs, tracking outcomes, facilitating follow-up, and recommending age- and gender-appropriate screenings.
• Participate in clinical and non-clinical team meetings, individual and team supervision, monthly supervision with a supervisor, and biannual group supervision with the Bridgeway medical APN.
• Teach skills that support each person’s recovery journey and community integration.
• Coordinate services with community mental health and non-mental health providers and other medical professionals.
• Provide mental and physical health education, community living skills training, and supportive counseling in homes and other natural environments.
• Assess reported concerns, symptoms, and behavioral responses to medication, and monitor for medication side effects during observed self-administration and face-to-face contacts.
• Provide medication education to individuals and, with consent, their families or significant others.
• Provide rotating 24-hour on-call coverage and respond immediately to individuals by phone or in person.
• Refer individuals to a medical doctor for a physical examination within the first three months of treatment.
• Respond rapidly and flexibly to crises, including accompanying individuals to screening centers or psychiatric emergency services and remaining during assessment.
• Educate individuals about their illness and the effects and side effects of prescribed medications.
• Support symptom management by helping individuals identify symptoms and patterns and develop methods to reduce their effects.
• Recognize high-risk medical and psychiatric conditions and take appropriate action.
• Provide psychiatric nursing and physical health technical assistance and education to team members.
• Conduct metabolic syndrome screening, including obtaining HgbA1c, fasting glucose, lipid profile, and blood pressure.
• Administer prescribed medications and injections, draw blood, and prepare laboratory specimens for delivery if certified to do so.
• Administer medications; train team members in medication education, observed self-administration, and medication monitoring; and regularly assess their competency in these areas.
• Accurately record all medications administered in the Medication Record and follow nursing and agency protocols for medication administration and storage.
• Consult with service providers and resource people about individuals’ assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation needs.
• Assess daily living skills and teach skills such as budgeting, cooking, laundry, cleaning, shopping, personal hygiene, community transportation, self-advocacy, and maintaining housing.
• Use Illness Management and Recovery and other evidence-based practices, including stage-wise treatment, Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, and Teaching Strategies.
• Support individuals in finding and maintaining employment and/or education or training.
• Complete timely, quality documentation that adheres to DMHAS/Medicaid standards and include family or significant others as permitted by the person served.
• Support families and social-network members in managing illness symptoms and consequences, reducing related stress, promoting wellness, and fostering positive and supportive relationships.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 403(b) plan.
• Basic life and AD&D insurance.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Medical benefits eligibility after 30 days of employment.
• Flexible work schedules.
• Clinical training series.
• Leadership development program.
• 10 paid holidays, with an 11th holiday after two years of employment.
• Generous vacation and sick time.
• $5,000 sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

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