Registered Nurse - Flourish Health Clinic

Mental Health Cooperative•Nashville, TN

About The Position

Ranked one of Tennessee’s top places to work, MHC is a rare and special place where outstanding company culture is intentional. Where clients and associates are treated the same, as equals. Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. If you are interested in joining a team that is caring, collaborative, innovative and energizing this might be a great place for you! Scope of Work: Registered Nurse on Flourish Health Clinic Key Responsibilities: Flourish Health Clinical Service Delivery The Registered Nurse for the Flourish Health Clinic provides trauma-informed, field-based nursing and medical support to individuals impacted by substance use, mental health conditions, housing insecurity, and barriers to care. As part of the interdisciplinary team, the nurse conducts patient intake, screenings, and triage; performs vital signs assessment, point-of-care testing, immunizations, wound care, and chronic disease monitoring; assists providers with patient evaluations, procedures, and care coordination; and supports acute care and emergency response in alignment with harm reduction principles. The nurse provides harm reduction education and resources, offers brief supportive interventions and crisis-informed care (including de-escalation support), and coordinates referrals and follow-up planning to medical, behavioral health, recovery, and social services. This role also supports inventory management of medical supplies and medications, ensures accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, and referrals in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, and contributes to student training and continuity of care through collaboration with community partners and the broader healthcare network. Mental Health Cooperative embraces inclusion, diversity and equal opportunity. We're committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Mental Health Cooperative is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. MHC was founded in Nashville, Tennessee, in response to the need for assertive community-based treatment for individuals who have required frequent inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Since 1993, MHC has been passionately helping adults with severe mental illness to live quality lives in the community with our state-of-the-art treatment and support. In 1999, MHC recognized the need to support the whole family and expanded services to include children and youth. We established our non-profit agency by merging three community organizations: Urban Case Management of Meharry Community Health Center, Continuous Treatment Team of Council of Community Services, and Mobile Crisis Team of the Crisis Intervention Center. This fusion resulted in an innovative, comprehensive, and multidisciplinary approach that addresses the specialized needs of individuals living with severe behavioral health conditions and challenges related to poverty. MHC remains the only organization in the state focused solely on this population. To learn more, visit our website: https://www.mhc-tn.org/about-us/

Responsibilities

Provides trauma-informed, field-based nursing and medical support to individuals impacted by substance use, mental health conditions, housing insecurity, and barriers to care.
Conducts patient intake, screenings, and triage.
Performs vital signs assessment, point-of-care testing, immunizations, wound care, and chronic disease monitoring.
Assists providers with patient evaluations, procedures, and care coordination.
Supports acute care and emergency response in alignment with harm reduction principles.
Provides harm reduction education and resources.
Offers brief supportive interventions and crisis-informed care (including de-escalation support).
Coordinates referrals and follow-up planning to medical, behavioral health, recovery, and social services.
Supports inventory management of medical supplies and medications.
Ensures accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, and referrals in compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.
Contributes to student training and continuity of care through collaboration with community partners and the broader healthcare network.