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Behavioral Health Nurse- LPN / RN

Behavioral Health Nurse- LPN / RN

Sound Community Services, Inc.New London, CT, US
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Job Description

Job Description

Compensation : $26-$32 / hour (commensurate with experience)

$3,000.00 - $5,000.00 Sign-On Bonus (25% in first paycheck, 75% after successful completion of new-hire probationary period)!

EXCELLENT BENEFITS PACKAGE :

  • Generous PTO package includes :

13 paid federal holidays annually

  • 5 paid personal / floating holidays annually
  • Paid sick time
  • Paid birthday holiday
  • Up to 20 Vacation days per year!!
  • Paid Continuing Medical Education days
  • Company paid Life Insurance
  • Company paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
  • 401K Available
  • Opt-in benefits available : Aflac, Pet Insurance, Employee / Spouse / Child Life Insurance, and Long Term Disability
  • Plus, Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance!
  • Who We Are :

    Sound Community Services, Inc. (SCSI) inspires hope by empowering our diverse community to find healing and growth!

    Sound Community Services, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to educating, assisting, and supporting individuals with persistent mental illness and substance use disorders.

    We work tirelessly to create a culture and environment in which recovery and wellness are possible.

    Who You Are :

    Sound Community Services, Inc. is seeking team members whose mission is to display compassion, accountability, respect and excellence in our communities.

    Position Overview :

    Title : Behavioral Health Nurse

    Reports to : Lead APRN

    Department : Outpatient Clinic & Behavioral Health Homes (BHH)

    Classification : Non-Exempt : Non-Union

    Provide key supports to employees in a fast-paced mental health outpatient clinic. Responsibilities include but are not limited to the triaging of calls, preparing refill requests for MD signature, completion of insurance authorizations, preparing and administering intramuscular injections. Other duties include consultation with other medical professionals especially during admission and discharge from other services; development of training on protocols and health promotions, wellness, and prevention initiatives; facilitation of health education groups; support to employees and clients in our residential facilities; tracking and performing required assessments and screenings; monitoring and reporting required outcomes and goals.

    Essential Functions :

  • Collaborates with the Lead APRN and Clinical Leadership to promote and integrate whole healthcare across the agency;
  • Conducts trainings, educational sessions and groups for employees and clients in the Outpatient Clinic and at all SCSI programs and residential facilities;
  • Assists with care plans for Behavioral Health Home (BHH) clients;
  • Teaches and performs physical health assessments, obtains vital signs, smoking cessation, and administers other health screening tools as necessary, including a medical profile, health risk assessment and a PHQ-9 screening for depression;
  • Acts as support to team members to interface with home health care agencies, specialty providers and hospitals to provide follow up during transitions of care; monitors updates regarding changes in client’s health status;
  • Completes medical forms, Outpatient Treatment Requests (OTR), Physician Authorizations (PA), disability forms, and insurance authorizations;
  • Prepares required letters that can be abstracted from medical records;
  • Prepares approved refill requests for MD signature in a timely manner;
  • Triages all phone calls to the prescribing staff and uses good judgement in developing a response;
  • Calls in lab requests and triages urgent values from non-urgent; sends an alert to prescribing employees as needed;
  • Requests records and lab results from medical providers / hospitals / laboratories ;
  • Helps coordinate psychiatric and medical care of patients;
  • Provides clarification of medication instructions;
  • Performs intramuscular injections as assigned;
  • Manages Clozaril caseload;
  • Performs urine drug screens as directed, venipuncture, labels centrifuge package and sends specimens when applicable;
  • Provides staff education within the agency as assigned;
  • Updates releases of information (ROI) as needed;
  • Supports clients in educational needs;
  • Is an active member of team and attends all team meetings as scheduled;
  • Conducts referrals and follow up;
  • Participates in hospital discharges and other care transitions;
  • Outreaches to engage, support and promote continuity of care;
  • Ensures linkage to medication monitoring services;
  • Health and wellness intervention based on individual;
  • Tracks and manages administrative discharges, including ninety (90) day no service reports for Medication Services;
  • Documents all activity related to client services provided (face to face, telephone, collateral) via DAP note;
  • Maintains collaborative relationships with SMHA, Beacon, VNA, community and network providers as well as the SCSI multi-disciplinary team;
  • Performs related tasks as assigned by leadership.
  • Schedule :

    Full Time : Mon-Fri; first shift

    Qualifications :

  • Connecticut Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or higher, required
  • Experience in behavioral health is preferred
  • Must be able to obtain minimally required liability insurance
  • Competent user of technology including Electronic Medical Records, ePrescribe, documenting of vital signs, and the Microsoft Office suite
  • General knowledge of nursing and health care terminology
  • Excellent skills related to patient care, organization and attention to detail, analytical, problem-solving and time management
  • CPR / First Aid Certified or eligible
  • Physical Requirements :

  • Regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, and climb stairs
  • Regularly required to walk, talk and / or hear
  • Speaking and hearing ability should be sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes
  • Vision adequate to read correspondence, computer screen, forms, etc.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this position include the ability to adjust focus
  • Occasionally required to stand and climb or balance
  • Occasionally lift and / or move up to 25 lbs
  • The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

    Equal Opportunity Employer Statement :

    Sound Community Services, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, religion, citizenship, national origin / ancestry, physical / mental disabilities, military status or any other basis prohibited by law.

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