Registered Nurse (Community Treatment)
Full Time
Mount Vernon, NY 10553
Posted
Job description
Position: Registered Nurse (Community Outreach) ACT Team
Location: Mount Vernon, NY
Hours: Monday to Friday (Days)
Rate of Pay: $48.00/hr
Position Summary: The RN will assist The Guidance Center of Westchester’s mobile ACT team to provide comprehensive recovery services to adults with serious mental illness throughout Westchester County.
Responsibilities:
Support a high-performing culture aligned with TGCW core values and B.A.S.I.C Tenets: Balance, Accountability, Satisfaction, Inclusion, and Communication.
Conduct home and community visits.
Complete health assessments.
Administer injections and instruct participants on medication adherence.
Coordinate laboratory services and reports.
Collaborate with psychiatrist, registered nurse, clinicians, and other team members.
Transports and utilizes required medical equipment and supplies weighing approximately 25 – 30 lbs. to and from patient homes/care facilities, TGCW offices and other locations.
Travels to patients’ homes and/or other facilities with varying environments (e.g., elevated buildings, walk-ups, care facilities, single/multiple family homes, presence of pets, etc.) using approved transportation options to deliver direct care to the patient.
Document notes in electronic health reporting system.
Order and store medical supplies.
Attend clinical and administrative team meetings.
Complete required staff development trainings.
Qualifications:
Current NYS Registered Practical Nurse.
Minimum 2 years’ experience with adult psychiatric treatment preferred.
Electronic health record experience required.
Clean and current NYS driver’s license.
Travel Requirements: 50-
80%
Physical Requirements: These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case.
While performing the responsibilities of the role, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use his or her hands and fingers to handle or feel. The employee is required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
EEO Statement: The Guidance Center of Westchester (TGCW) is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. TGCW encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.
TGCW undertakes affirmative action strategies in its recruitment and employment efforts to assure that persons with disabilities have full opportunities for employment in all positions.
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