Registered Nurse Psych Visits FT
About The Position
Elara Caring is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse Behavioral Health for day visits in the New Milford and Danbury areas. This home-care role offers flexibility and focuses on helping clients remain in their homes. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs; manages a caseload; and develops, coordinates, and updates individualized care plans. The position includes initial assessments, ongoing patient evaluations, progress monitoring, and communication with physicians, supervisors, and the care team. The nurse educates patients, families, and caregivers about care plans and behavioral health support, teaches behavioral health care and symptom management to staff in partner care settings, and supervises and supports Behavioral Health Aides and LPNs. The role also involves reporting safety concerns, providing end-of-life support, and completing bereavement assessments. On-call and holiday work are indicated.
Requirements
- Current state license as a Registered Nurse.
- Graduate of an accredited Certificate, Diploma, Associate’s, or Baccalaureate School of Nursing.
- At least 1 year of experience as a nurse in a clinical care setting.
- Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment.
- Valid driver’s license and acceptable driving record, or reliable transportation to travel between patient homes and assigned work locations.
Nice To Haves
- Home Health experience is preferred, but not required.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs.
- Manage a caseload and develop, coordinate, and update individualized care plans.
- Complete initial assessments and provide ongoing evaluations during patient visits.
- Monitor patient progress and communicate changes with physicians, supervisors, and the care team.
- Update care plans based on patients’ changing needs.
- Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the plan of care and behavioral health support.
- Teach behavioral health care and symptom management to staff in partner care settings.
- Supervise and support Behavioral Health Aides and LPNs while ensuring quality care.
- Report safety concerns or other issues to supervisors as needed.
- Provide compassionate end-of-life support and complete bereavement assessments.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans
- Pet insurance
- 401(k) with employer match
- Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff
- Continuing education opportunities at no cost for all employees
- Paid time off
- Paid holidays
- Family and pet bereavement leave
- Fleet vehicle program, subject to restrictions, or mileage reimbursement
- Potential additional compensation, which may include performance-based bonuses, commissions, on-call pay, or other incentive earnings; not guaranteed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
