Registered Nurse

Center for Alternative • New York, NY

11d • $50 • Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) team and make a positive impact on the lives of our clients. A Registered Nurse will be key support to the CCBHC team, which specializes in providing comprehensive outpatient services to individuals with complex needs who are frequently impacted in different systems, such as behavioral health, housing, and criminal legal system.

As a Registered Nurse on the CCBHC team, your primary role will be to deliver health assessments, counseling, psychoeducation, and medication management services to a caseload of participants. This role requires a strong commitment to ethical and regulatory guidelines while promoting recovery, wellness, and optimal health for our clients.

Our CCBHC team is a multidisciplinary group, including psychiatric nurse practitioners, mental/behavioral health specialists, case managers and peer support staff. Together, we provide a range of services such as crisis intervention, medication-assisted treatment, individual and group therapies, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing support, and linkage to primary medical care. Our ultimate goal is to improve our clients' quality of life and enhance their overall well-being while also addressing mental and behavioral health needs.

Requirements

• Active New York state license as a Registered Nurse
• At least two years of experience working with adults who have needs in the areas of mental health, substance use, trauma, violence risk, homelessness, frequent psychiatric hospitalizations, and criminallegal systeminvolvement
• Experience in a multidisciplinary setting and field-based clinical work preferred
• Strong commitment to social justice and the CASES mission
• Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in Spanish
• Previous use of an electronic health record, Footholds AWARDS preferred

Responsibilities

• Improve the overall health of program participants, including promotion of physical and mental health integration.
• Conduct health screenings, provide linkage to primary and specialty care, and educate on health and wellness.
• Perform blood draws, monitor and administer psychotropic injections consistent with consumer needs preferences and practice standards, and prepare of medication to be dispensed.
• Complete progress notes and assessments in the electronic health record within a timely manner.
• Work with external stakeholders – such as hospitals, shelters, jails, primary care –to achieve positive client outcomes.
• Provide services in a strength-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner.
• Help ensure maintain safe working environment by reporting any hazards or unsafe conditions, e.g., liquid spill in the hallway, to the appropriate facilities staff member or supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

What This Job Offers

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