Registered Nurse, CARE Team (55864)
About The Position
Health Solutions is a premier wellness center focused on whole person care. With over 400 employees in Southern Colorado, you would be joining a mighty team of support and administrative staff, clinicians, physicians, nurses, and others in our efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of our community. We’re looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join the Community Access Recovery and Engagement (CARE) team at 41 Montebello Road in Pueblo. As a Registered Nurse for the CARE Team, you would be instrumental in serving our clients and meeting their medication administration and medical needs. You would oversee medications for accuracy; work closely with the pharmacy to prepare medications for delivery. Monitor, audit and manage client MAR’s, support the ACT fidelity model. Participate in meetings; provide medication administration oversight to staff, education and training.
Requirements
- BSN or Associates in Nursing and current Colorado Registered Nurse license in good standing required
- Knowledge of psychiatric medications
- Valid Colorado driver's license and have access to reliable transportation during work hours
- Good standing driving record
- Computer and typing proficiency
- Must already be authorized to work in the US; sponsorships not available
Nice To Haves
- Experience with adults with severe and persistent mental illness
- Experience working with a multi-disciplinary team
- Spanish language skills
Responsibilities
- Oversee the medication delivery process; including verifying medication, managing/auditing client MAR’s, completing/overseeing client pill planners when necessary and assist with medication delivery as needed
- Provide nursing oversight to QMAP staff as needed to ensure safe medication administration practices
- Periodically attend delivery route in order to provide services for clients in the community to include but not limited to: taking basic blood pressures, temperatures, weight monitoring, etc.
- Monitor medication changes for clients on the medication delivery route and collaborate with pharmacy and prescribers to reconcile client medication as needed
- Provide basic nursing care for CARE Team clients in the community to include wound care, first aide, medication adjustment oversite, nursing assessments and other nursing duties as needed
- Provide nursing assessments for CARE clients prior to prescriber appointments; receive and record prescriber orders; maintaining contact with pharmacies; obtain prior authorizations; facilitating lab work and reviewing results for the attention of the prescriber
- Coordinate client care with Health Solutions Medical Center and outside providers when necessary
- Participate/lead daily team meetings
- Act as an active team member supporting the ACT fidelity model
- Provide case management and medication education and training to a small caseload of clients diagnosed with severe and persistent mental illness; services could include transporting clients in company vehicle to attend medical appointments with client(s)
- Administering medication by injection as ordered by prescribers
- Keeping accurate, complete and timely records, including electronic records
- Participation in client staffing as needed
- Willing and able to lead groups for CARE Team clients
- Performing other job-related duties as assigned
Benefits
- Competitive pay of $70,940.00 to $75,669 Annually
- Paid holidays
- Generous PTO
- EAP
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement
- Insurances
- FSA
- Premier wellness program
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance, with low deductibles
- Wellness benefits program
- HS Funded: EAP, LifeLock, Ask Charlie, Life and AD&D, LTD
- Retirement 403(b) with employer match up to 6%
- Additional Insurance: FSA, Voluntary Life, Sun Life Voluntary benefits, and pet insurance
- Childcare
- Flexible work schedule
- Employee recognitions and celebrations
- Warm and friendly work environment
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
