Registered Nurse - PACT bei Columbia River Mental Health Services

Lives Change Here! We are GROWING…Columbia River Mental Health Services provides comprehensive behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults and families in the communities of SW Washington. We are the largest and oldest not-for-profit provider of mental/chemical dependency treatment in southwest Washington with 200 employees and a history dating back to 1942.

Our Mission: Providing behavioral health and recovery services that transform the lives of children, adults, and families in the communities of SW Washington.

Starting Pay Range –

$45.00 - $48.90 /hr

Summary:

This member of the Community Medicine team is responsible for conducting physical assessments; assessing physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; providing management of; providing a range of limited would care/cleaning, assessment of symptoms, and support services.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Provide service coordination (case management) for community members including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT)
• Assume primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and the ITT
• Providing individual supportive therapy and symptom management
• Educating and supporting clients’ families
• Advocating for clients’ rights and preferences
• Consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in  the treatment process.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity  according to
• established methods and procedures, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as clients’ needs change
• Participate in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings.
• With other registered nurses on the team, develop, revise, and maintain, medical treatment and medication policies and procedures including transcribing, administering, evaluating, and recording medical services/referrals made.
• Under the direction of the team manager and director, organize and manage the system of providing medical outreach and integrating medical services tightly into clients’ individual treatment plans.
• Under the direction of the team Director and in collaboration with other team members, manage outreach and medical supplies.  
• In collaboration with the team director, coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of client physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment. 
• Provide direct clinical services to clients on an individual, group, and family basis in the office and in com-munity settings to teach health management skills.
• Provide individual and group treatment in the office and in community settings in a stage-based treatment model that is non-confrontational, considers interactions on mental illness and substance abuse, and has client-determined goals.                                                                                                

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Support agency mission, goals, and objectives.
• Attend staff and planning meetings as scheduled. 
• Maintain communication and cooperative working relationships both within the agency and community at large.
• Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Education, Licensing and Experience:

• Registered Nurse license
• Two to four years experience working with chronically mentally ill adults, and current knowledge of psychopharmacology.   
• Must know basic wording of mental illness symptoms and knowledge of psychological medications.
• Drivers License, car insurance and reliable transportation preferred.

Why Work Here?

CRMHS offers AMAZING benefits aside from health and wellness (medical/dental/vision etc.) Work life balance benefits: 11 total paid holidays per year, including 2 paid floating holidays available upon hire, 24 days of PTO days in the first year and only increases from there! Career development: $325 annual allowance for career development and education with an additional 40 hours of paid time off for career development/education! And so many More!

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

CRMHS is committed to building an equitable and inclusive workplace where people from all backgrounds belong and thrive, and a culture that encourages, supports, celebrates and centers the diverse voices of our employees & clients. We believe that diversity is multivariate and includes race, ethnicity, gender & gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, citizenship, national origin, familial status, genetics, religious beliefs, socioeconomic class, physical status, neurodiversity and parental status. 

IF EXTENDED AN OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT WITHIN OUR COMPANY, CANDIDATE MUST PROVIDE PROOF TO BE COMPLIANT (COVID VACCINE CARD OR MEDICAL OR RELIGIOUS EXEMPTION) IN ORDER TO COMPLETE THE HIRING PROCESS.