Part Time Registered Nurse

Nexus Family Healing•Minneapolis, MN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is looking to hire a Part Time Registered Nurse to join our newest youth crisis and stabilization center in Hennepin County. This new youth crisis and stabilization center is a 13-bed, short-term residential service for Hennepin County youth with complex mental and behavioral health issues looking for appropriate care. The service will help to reduce the number of youth who are stuck in inappropriate care settings such as emergency rooms, police stations, juvenile detention or unstable home situations and provide treatment and therapeutic supports while triage, assessment, and transition planning take place with families. At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity. Position Summary: The Nurse (RN) promotes the health and well-being to Nexus Family Healing residents by providing client-centered health care services, in accordance with Nexus Family Healing policies, procedures, and protocols.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Valid Registered Nurse License.
1 + year related nursing experience
First Aid/CPR/Infection Control certification
Valid driver’s license required.
Must meet state regulating agency and Home Office driving requirements
Must successfully pass a DHS criminal background check

Nice To Haves

1+ year related nursing experience in a residential setting.

Responsibilities

Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams regarding medical aspects of client admissions.
Communicates medical concerns and coordinates necessary follow-up appointments and/or referrals with interdisciplinary teams both internally and externally.
Collects and reviews clients’ medical data and ensures that medical records are current and accurate.
Assesses nursing implications of all data pertaining to the resident and determines the need to communicate with the physician.
Monitors acute and chronic medical conditions of clients; provides treatment or consultation as needed.
In emergency situations, gathers relevant information and assesses client status. Provides appropriate care and/or treatment, directs others as necessary, and collaborates on referral to a higher level of care if appropriate.
Serves as a resource to staff and other interdisciplinary teams regarding client medical concerns.
Collaborates with the treatment staff to develop individual client treatment plans.
Verifies, counts, and administers medications to residents.
Educates clients on medication side effects, adverse effects, and drug interactions.
Monitors clients daily for side effects, adverse effects, and/or drug interactions.
Ensures client prescriptions are filled, and the appropriate amount is maintained through each client’s stay within the residential milieu.
Monitors medication logbooks for completion and accuracy.
Completes all required trainings that are department/role specific & facility-wide requirements.
Maintains and stays up to date with trainings and certifications (i.e., online trainings, internal and external in-person trainings, CPR certification, nursing license, first aid and safety, medication administration, and infection control, etc.
Participates in internal training opportunities with community partners.
Ensures client information remains confidential and compliant with Nexus policies involving client privacy, informed consent, and confidentiality standards for clients and their families.