Wellness Registered Nurse

BRIDGEWAY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES•Clinton Township, NJ

20h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your clinical and engagement skills and accomplish your dream of helping people to make progress on their unique recovery journeys. The work is sometimes challenging and always rewarding by engaging with persons we serve and co-workers as we all learn, grow, and thrive. As part of the Community Support Services team, provides comprehensive rehabilitation needs assessment and nursing assessment, direct-support services, care management and primary health care to persons served. Assures that the medical needs addressed in the hospital are continued in the community. Provides support and education to other team members in nursing/medical treatment and health care. Nursing practice supervision is provided in group format quarterly by the Bridgeway Bridge-to-Wellness Medical Advance Practice Nurse.

Requirements

Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing program and possess and maintain licensure, in good standing, in the State of NJ as a Registered Nurse.
Minimum of one-years’ experience in community nursing preferred
Experience working with people with mental health and/or substance use preferred
Valid driver’s license required
No more than one moving violation within the past 12 months
Vehicle required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred

Responsibilities

Create and Maintain a wellness and recovery-oriented environment by using person-first language, respectful documentation, and person-centered planning. All services provided will promote wellness and recovery outcomes.
Create and Maintain a culture of compliance with internal and external policies, regulations, laws and high ethical standards
Perform a comprehensive rehabilitation needs assessment (CRNA) which may include collaboration of other team members.
With input from team members develops, implements, monitors and updates the Individualized Rehabilitation Plan/Individual Recovery Plan(IRP)
Perform therapeutic rehabilitative skill development as outlined in the CSS Regulations.
Offer services appropriate to meet person’s served needs as identified in the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Needs Assessment (CRNA) and included in each individuals IRP.
Perform crisis intervention
Coordinate and manage services in conjunction with the team.
Utilizes Illness Management and Recovery, WRAP and other relevant health and wellness curriculum to ensure overall wellness is a key focus in the individual’s recovery plan
Perform evidence-based practices that are appropriate for implementing community support services. This may include Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral and Educational Strategies, Permanent Supportive Housing, IMR and WRAP.
Crisis intervention services for persons served with acute medical needs whose circumstances and conditions require rapid intervention.
The frequent monitoring and assessment of the mental and physical health status of persons receiving services including ongoing assessment for metabolic syndrome. May use a variety of tools to monitor vital signs and medical condition as indicated in the IRP’s.
Supervision of medication management for person served in need of such assistance.
Provide supervision of LPN(s) and develop plan of care for identified person served.
Participate in individual and group supervision. Actively seek own supervision with supervisor.
Mental and physical health education, community living skill training and supportive counseling in the home and other natural environments to consumers and significant others, often focusing on psychiatric medications, side-effects and wellness.
Technical assistance and education to members of the team in the area of psychiatric nursing and physical health care.
Prepares a medication education curriculum that is presented to non-medical staff on an ongoing basis.
Consults with Hospital and community medical professionals regarding physical healthcare and wellness needs and coordinates physical healthcare appointments for individuals in preparation for discharge into the community.
Coordinates care management with other service providers and resource people regarding the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation needs of the person receiving services.