Team Lead, RN

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! Job Title: Nurse, Lead (EPS) Position Summary To provide leadership and mentorship for nurses, as well as, provide mental health services to the Agency Schedule: Nights (7p-7a)

Requirements

Valid Tennessee Registered Nurse license with Psych & Mental Health Nurse Certification
Valid Tennessee Driver’s License
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)
Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation
Personal Automobile Insurance
Obtains up to date thorough knowledge of psychiatry and psychopharmacology
High level of communication skills with consumers
Familiarization with APA Practice Guidelines (American Psychiatric Association), current journals and other published information.
Ability to communicate with different levels of consumers and co-workers
Good ability to do written evaluations
Meet deadlines
Prepared for meetings
Progress Notes and Medication Orders are entered timely
Plan PTO in advance
Flexibility to adapt to different clinical settings when needed (Routine, Urgent, Emergent)
Provides consumer focused services to consumers and their supports in a culturally sensitive manner, that is specific to the consumer’s age and condition.
Demonstrates emotional resilience and stability, adaptability, flexibility and tolerance of ambiguity and anxiety.
Uses effective listening, nonverbal, explanatory, interviewing and writing skills to elicit and provide information.
Displays sensitivity and responsiveness to consumers’ culture, age, gender, and disabilities.
Uses information technology, applies medical information and clinical data systems to provide evidenced-based care.
Assessments are complete and include accurate, thorough history-taking and required components of the mental status and/or physical exam.
Applies evidence-based medicine to clinical decisions and demonstrates awareness of quality improvement measures and application to clinical practice.
Demonstrates an understanding of the contexts and systems in which services are provided and able to apply this knowledge to improve care.
Demonstrates ability to perform agency identified de-escalation and safety skills through agency-identified training and skills performance.

Responsibilities

Assess, monitor, and provide care for consumers
Communication with leadership regarding staff issues
Serve as point of contact for nursing at EPS- Exhibiting strong positive collaboration with other disciplines to better serve consumers.
Ensuring administrative tasks are completed per shift- Audits, Incident Reports, Supply needs, etc.
Assist with crisis and consumer escalations.
Adjusting nursing roles to meet the care needs of the consumers as census or acuity changes
Management of walk-in wait times and assisting with heavy periods of walk-ins
Management and collaboration with hospital referrals
Assist with delivery of now doses of meds/emergency/urgent meds
Ensure compliance with staff breaks
Function as preceptor for nurses in training.
Participate in monthly team lead meetings with Director of Nursing
Encourage teamwork and collaboration.
Display interpersonal skills: written & verbal communication, active listening, clarity, confidence, and empathy
Cultivate a culture that drives high performance and drive consumer safety and quality outcomes.
Responsible for attending all mandatory in-services, continuing education and annual health requirements
Comply with all Corporate Compliance policies, practices and procedures
Report all unethical activities to supervisor, Corporate Compliance Office, Values Hotline number or Human Resource Director
Comply with all OSHA and safety policies, practices, and procedures.
Report all unsafe practices or accidents to supervisor, Safety Supervisor and/or OSHA Coordinator
Will be compliant with the relevant regulations concerning the privacy and security of consumer’s protected health information (PHI) as established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals
Perform other duties as assigned
Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill
Follow all policies and procedures set by the Agency