Registered Nurse - Bilingual

Interim, Inc.-posted 24 days ago
$62 - $81/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
Salinas, CA
51-100 employees
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The Registered Nurse (RN) for the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) will assist and provide services to adults with serious and persistent mental illness in the community where they live, instead of a hospital or clinical settings. The ideal candidate will assist adults residing in Salinas and South Monterey County with serious mental illness and serious functioning impairments, new to services, not engaged with services, and/or difficulty connecting to system's services due to psychosocial and/or other barriers. The incumbent will provide culturally linguistic appropriate services while collaborating with other care providers and health team members. The RN coordinates medication prescribed by the Act Psychiatrist. WHO WE ARE Looking to make a difference? Our mission at Interim is to provide services and affordable housing to supporting members of our community with mental illness by building productive and satisfying lives in a world in which people with mental illness are able to live, work, learn and participate fully in the community. Join our team and instill hope in the community.

  • Provide on-call services.
  • Provide culturally linguistic appropriate, recovery oriented, trauma informed, wellness centered services focused on nursing support for patients in homes and other environments.
  • Assist patients with self-administration of medication: knowledge of medication classification and side-effects and expected therapeutic responses. Provide recovery-oriented, wellness centered approach to consumer's substance use.
  • Coordinates medications prescribed by the Act Psychiatrist. Assists Psychiatrist as needed to provide patient care.
  • Provide services in differing environments, such as consumers' homes, schools, gathering places, homeless shelters, etc. including community-based outreach and engagement.
  • Assist clients in attaining community stability and reaching their health, recovery and rehabilitation goals, including helping clients to find and keep employment.
  • Assist clients with their physical and mental health recovery process by developing the skills necessary to lead independent or interdependent, healthy and meaningful lives in the community.
  • Provide psychiatric and other education and advocacy to patients, patients' families and other support members as appropriate.
  • Provide community-based outreach and engagement in homes and other environments.
  • Administer IM medications as needed and document.
  • Conduct and utilize client needs assessments for development and tracking of client centered treatment planning.
  • Review medications and communicate with prescribing physicians to ensure medications are up to date and accurate.
  • Obtain and coordinate resources on nutrition training, substance use, diet planning, smoking cessation, and other health related issues as they arise. Counsel clients individually to set, track and achieve rehabilitation and recovery goals.
  • Facilitate linkage with doctors and pharmacy as needed.
  • Establish and maintain linkage with other medical providers and assist in finding the client a medical home.
  • Maintain legible, accurate and timely documentation of treatment plans and other necessary information on clients, including documentation required for Medi-Cal standards.
  • Maintain accurate and secure summary information based on documentation in computer files and databases and follow the HIPAA Privacy Rules guidelines for protecting client's medical records.
  • Identify, assess and respond to crisis situations. Set clear limits and ensure that both clients and facility are safe.
  • Meet and record productivity and outcome standards of the program.
  • Travel and work at various program locations. (Marina, Monterey, Salinas)
  • Collaborate and coordinate services with multidisciplinary staff team members, i.e. Psychiatrist, Nurses, Family Partner, Peer and other staff to provide effective services.
  • Other duties as assigned.
  • Current California Registered Nurse license
  • Experience in the Mental Health field.
  • Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and psychotropic medications.
  • Drivers license for at least two years and driving record acceptable to insurance carrier.
  • Valid California driver's license; auto in safe operating condition; auto liability insurance; good driving record; criminal record clearance; proof of authorization to work in the United States as required by Immigration and Reform Act of 1986.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • BSN
  • Psychiatric nursing experience
  • Medi-Cal documentation experience
  • proficient in Outlook email correspondence and computer software's.
  • Ability to; work as a member of a team; accept supervision; maintain appropriate boundaries while working in close inter-personal relationships; learn and apply principles of social rehabilitation; organized, responsible, flexible, empathic and able to relate effectively with clients, other staff, professionals and members of the community.
  • Knowledge of community resources.
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Tuition reimbursement for eligible positions
  • Clinical licenses and training reimbursement for eligible positions
  • Loan repayment for eligible positions
  • Generous health, vision, dental, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and life insurance coverage for full-time employees
  • Monthly payment in lieu of insurance coverage for eligible positions
  • 403b Retirement Plan with Interim matching contribution
  • Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals. You can earn up to 24 days of vacation in your first year.
  • Professional development and learning opportunities.
  • BBS registered supervisors onsite for ongoing Clinical Supervision
  • Annual employee recognition and staff appreciation events
  • Employee referral bonus program
  • Offers flexible work schedules
  • A fulfilling career while providing a family centered focus and work-life balance
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