Registered Nurse RN Behavioral Health

Elara Caring • Mentor, OH

17d

About The Position

Elara Caring is hiring a Registered Nurse Behavioral Health to provide home-based behavioral health care in East Cuyahoga, Lake Geauga, and Ashtabula County. The role supports patients and families through compassionate, individualized care, with a focus on assessing needs, coordinating and implementing treatment plans, and collaborating with the care team and other involved personnel.

Requirements

• Current, unrestricted state RN license.
• At least 1 year of experience as a nurse in a clinical care setting.
• Ability and willingness to travel within the branch or office coverage area.
• Dependable vehicle, valid driver’s license, and current auto insurance in accordance with state laws.
• Ability to frequently lift, push, pull, and support up to 50 pounds, including positioning or transferring patients and moving equipment.
• Ability and willingness to travel 50%.

Nice To Haves

• Associate degree or bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Previous home health or hospice experience preferred.
• Previous experience with Homecare HomeBase preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess assigned behavioral health patient and family caseloads to identify physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs, using documentation, clinical records, team reports, after-hours reports, and on-site evaluations.
• Take primary responsibility for the caseload by assessing, planning, coordinating, implementing, and evaluating the plan of treatment.
• Gather information about physical, psychological, social, and spiritual factors affecting patient, family, or caregiver health, and incorporate it into the plan of care.
• Conduct initial and ongoing evaluations of patients’ nursing needs and make follow-up visits according to patient, family, and facility needs.
• Communicate significant findings, problems, health-condition changes, environmental changes, or unsafe facility conditions to the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other personnel involved in care.
• Revise the plan of care in response to patient-care issues and notify the Clinical Supervisor, physician, facility, and other team members.
• Counsel and instruct patients, facilities, and families, and include them in following the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care.
• Teach behavioral health philosophy and pain and symptom management to staff in alternate care settings, including nursing homes, hospitals, and assisted-living facilities.
• Initiate, supervise, and document behavioral health aide and LPN care delivery in accordance with agency policy.
• Inform the supervisor or facility supervisor about unusual or potentially problematic nursing facility issues.
• Provide appropriate support at the time of death and perform a bereavement assessment.

Benefits

• Work autonomy and flexible schedules.
• 1:1 patient care.
• Supportive and collaborative environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Tuition reimbursement for full-time staff and continuing education opportunities for all employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid time off and paid holidays.
• Family and pet bereavement.
• Pet insurance.

What This Job Offers

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