Registered Nurse - Health Services

Saginaw County Community Mental Health Authority • Saginaw, MI

2d • $75,741 - $92,150 • Hybrid

About The Position

This is an opportunity to use nursing skills and experience to educate caregivers on the physical health needs of their patients who live in the community and have a mental health diagnosis. The role involves teaching caregivers how to provide a better quality of life for patients. The position offers autonomy in nursing practice with less physical demand than hospital or skilled nursing facility work. The nurse will work in various community settings such as AFCs, private homes, ABA centers, day programs, and camps, as well as in the office outpatient clinic for injections and psychiatric clinic assistance. The role provides nursing services to adults and children with multiple physical health conditions, mental illness, substance use disorder(s), and/or developmental disabilities, adhering to professional nursing standards and codes. The position requires knowledge of and support for culturally competent recovery-based practices, person-centered planning, and a trauma-informed culture of safety.

Requirements

• Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in nursing (ADN or BSN) from an accredited nursing program.
• Valid Michigan Driver’s license with a good driving record.
• A licensed registered nurse (RN).
• Competent, across the lifespan, novice to expert nursing skills.
• Ability to care for with persons who are developmentally disabled and/or mentally ill.
• Ability to serve consumers in a pleasant, courteous manner, and communicate with individuals, families and colleagues effectively.
• Ability to use tact and diplomacy with individuals from all social, economic and cultural backgrounds.
• Hearing acuity to converse in person and on the telephone.
• Visual acuity to observe consumers behavior, read and proofread documents and use EHR and other electronic devices.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop kneel, push wheelchairs, and lift up to 25 pounds.
• Manual dexterity to write and to operate standard office equipment (PC, Keyboard, Copy Machine, Fax Machine, etc.).
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact with leadership, employees, consumers and the general public.
• Analytical skills necessary to conduct research, analyze, and interpret complex data and identify and solve problems.
• Ability to prioritize and manage job duties efficiently.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work with large numbers of employees and/or consumers.
• Must meet COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

Nice To Haves

• One-year experience in medical-surgical nursing, community/public health nursing, or other fundamental nursing practice preferred.
• Community mental health experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a Registered Nurse for SCCMHA providing nursing services using the nursing process.
• Coordinate delivery of healthcare services.
• Employ strategies to promote health and a safe environment through health teaching and health promotion.
• Incorporate knowledge of pharmacological, biological and complementary interventions with applied clinical skills to restore the consumer’s health and prevent further disability.
• Provide, structure and maintain a safe, therapeutic, recovery-oriented environment in collaboration with healthcare consumers, families and other healthcare clinicians.
• Use therapeutics and counseling interventions to assist healthcare consumers in their individual recovery journeys by improving and regaining their previous coping abilities, fostering mental health, and preventing mental disorders and disabilities.
• Evaluate the consumers’ progress toward attainment of the expected outcomes.
• Integrate ethical provisions in all areas of practice.
• Serves as resource person for various activities within SCCMHA as well as contract agencies and other community agencies.
• Will use a person-centered, evidence-based care delivery approach to ensure the coordination and continuity of health care as consumers transfer between different locations or different levels care. This includes assessing stability of consumers who have been discharged from an inpatient hospital setting, rehabilitation unit or skilled nursing facility and ensuring comprehensive, individualized transition planning.
• Administer injectable medications, as ordered.
• Provides nursing coverage where assigned.
• Meet productivity and documentation standards established by the supervisor.
• Assure that all billable services are documented and recorded within 5 business days of being provided.
• Integrate evidence and research findings into practice.
• Attain and maintain knowledge and competence that reflect current nursing practice, and each nursing role, duty and responsibility performed by RNs within the SCCMHA system.
• Systematically enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice by demonstrating quality through documentation, participation in quality improvement activities and adherence to quality requirements.
• Communicate effectively in a variety of formats in all areas of practice.
• Seek ways to advance nursing autonomy and accountability by providing appropriate quantity and level of nursing services that meet the consumer’s needs.
• Collaborate with healthcare consumer, family, inter-professional health team, and others in the conduct of nursing practice.
• Evaluate one’s own practice in relation to the professional practice standards and guidelines, relevant statutes, rules, and regulations.
• Consider factors related to safety, efficacy, cost, and impact on practice in the planning and delivery of nursing services.
• Practice nursing in an environmentally safe and healthy manner by reducing environmental health risks.
• Maintain proficiency in the use of supplies, equipment, technology and tools necessary to provide nursing services.
• Adheres to the mission, vision, core values and operating principles of SCCMHA at all times.
• Must be compliant with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
• Attends meetings, in-service training, seminars, conferences, and workshops in order to sustain professional competency.
• Reacts productively to change and handles other essential tasks as assigned.
• Take the lead on special assignments as delegated.

Benefits

• Competitive union scale wages based on progressive, seniority based, pay increases
• $6,000 Recruitment Bonus for new hires! ($2,000 paid at start, $2,000 paid after 3 months, and $2,000 paid after successful probation period)
• Great Benefits! For a complete listing of benefits, click the SCCMHA Employment Link here. [https://www.sccmha.org/employment-opportunities/]

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree