Registered Nurse

Newport County Community Mental Health Center • Middletown, RI

13h • Onsite

About The Position

Newport Mental Health (NMH) is a progressive, high-energy organization that uses a state-of-the-art, person-centered recovery approach to help individuals recover from mental illness and substance use disorders. NMH extends its trauma-informed, evidence-based services to children, adolescents, families, and adults. Our services vary from outreach, specialized programs, mental health, school-based therapy, substance use therapy, community-based therapy, and outpatient clinics.

Requirements

• Current licensure to practice professional nursing in the State of Rhode Island.
• Previous psychiatric nursing experience preferred, which may include inpatient, outpatient, community support, emergency services.
• 1-2 years of nursing experience preferred.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude, detail oriented a must.
• Willingness to take an active role in professional growth and the supervision process.
• Valid Driver’s License with reliable transportation to travel to our facilities throughout the area.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors of Science Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional, patient-centered, psychiatric/mental health nursing to clients with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Complete nursing assessments of client’s bio-social needs including MSE and assessment of risk profiles.
• Provide medication per MD/NP orders, including injections.
• Provide medication education based on client’s need and assessed level of readiness and level of understanding.
• Practice integrated health by coordinating with other healthcare professionals and medical facilities.
• Participate in professional interdisciplinary meetings.
• Maintain accurate patient medical records.
• Provide guidance and emotional support to patients and their family members.
• Actively engage in supervision of at least one-hour individual supervision per month and three hours of group supervision.
• Review and approve competencies of new staff for the supervised medication program.

Benefits

• Excellent Health and Dental Insurance.
• Vacation, Sick and Personal time accrued biweekly.
• Minimum of 11 Holidays.
• Retirement program through Mutual of America.
• Additional supplemental insurance programs.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Mileage reimbursement.
• Employer paid life insurance.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and dependent care (DCA) spending accounts.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level