Registered Nurse – Ascent

AllHealth Network•Littleton, CO

16h•Onsite

About The Position

At AllHealth Network, compassion, collaboration, and clinical excellence come together to support individuals and families on their path to growth and recovery. The Ascent program is an evidence-based, multidisciplinary team serving individuals who have experienced or continue to experience psychosis through early intervention and recovery-oriented care. Ascent supports symptom stabilization while helping individuals build meaningful relationships and pursue goals related to employment, education, and independent living. Services are delivered through a coordinated team approach that includes wraparound care navigation, skills training, coordination with community and clinical supports, medication management, psychoeducation, peer support, and vocational services. As a Registered Nurse – Ascent, you will be a key member of this collaborative team, providing nursing care, medication support, and health monitoring that promotes stability, independence, and positive long-term outcomes for clients served in the community.

Requirements

Current, active Colorado Registered Nurse (RN) license
Minimum of 2 years of clinical nursing experience, preferably in behavioral health or a related setting
Experience or demonstrated skill in nursing assessment, care management, and coordination of psychotropic medications
Strong written and verbal communication, clinical decision-making, and time-management skills
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
Availability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and potential on-call responsibilities

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred
Experience working with diverse populations in community-based or behavioral health environments preferred

Responsibilities

Provide person-centered nursing care that supports the delivery of behavioral health treatment services in the AllHealth medication services clinics
Promote efficient coordination of client care through collaborative practice and ongoing behavioral and nursing care management in order to improve care delivery and health outcomes.
Provide routine medication delivery and support to clients, caregivers/family members in the community, including administering long-acting injectable antipsychotics.
Document clear and concise notes regarding patients’ condition, reaction to medication, and treatments in EHR.
Provide medical support to the psychiatrist.
When appropriate, blood samples are collected in the community for processing. When samples cannot be collected in the community, nursing will assist a client with transportation to the lab and/or coordination of care with outside agencies.
Monitor clients for signs and symptoms of acute illness and for changes in long-term chronic disease. This includes routine monitoring of vital signs and key health metrics, which will be entered into the EHR.
Instruct client/caregiver regarding medications and treatment instructions, tests ordered (i.e., lab orders).
Educate the client/caregiver on possible lifestyle changes that may be necessary to promote optimal health.
Maintain a good working knowledge of community resources for basic needs such as food, shelter, and clothing when applicable.
Provide clients with psychosocial services to help support successful functioning in the community including ADLs, education, employment, family functioning, and recreation.
Provide assessments for high-risk clients and, when appropriate, follow agency protocols for ensuing client safety.
Utilize program-issued cell phone during work hours for team-related issues. Staff are expected to be responsive to calls and electronic communication when scheduled to work.
Coordinate with community providers for continuity of care and advocate for clients.
Support the clinical functions of the program team (completing all medical orders and communicating vital patient care information to physician/prescriber.)
Perform nursing interventions within the scope of practice, congruent with licensing.
Complete all required paperwork accurately, legibly, and within established timelines.