Advance Practice Registered Nurse - Psychiatric

River Valley Counseling Center · River Valley Counseling CenterSpringfield, MANursingFull Time, 40, day shift, 8Posted 11 / 06 / 2024Req # 10017

RVCC is looking to hire an APRN - Advanced Practice Registered Nurse!

River Valley Counseling Center, Inc's Mission is to improve the health of all people in our community. We do that with honesty, respect, and dignity for our clients, visitors, and staff.

We do that through expert and compassionate care, education, community partnerships, fostering innovation, and by inspiring hope in all we touch.

We do that by being good stewards of our resources and providing efficient and cost-effective care for all.

Overview of Job Responsibilities :

• To competently and clinically coordinate and provide client care in a manner that respects the client's dignity, autonomy, and independent decision-making.
• To initiate and / or complete required documentation in a timely, systematic, accurate form; to include age-related assessment of biophysical, psycho-social, environmental, self-care, age-specific, and educational factors
• To participate actively in the quality improvement process and incorporate quality improvement findings into clinical proactive and coordination of client care in the department.

To also be involved in any administrative meetings as a representative of the medical staff.

To develop / initiate or assist in developing / initiating the treatment plan for each assigned client within appropriate time frames, in conjunction with the multidisciplinary treatment team.

Job Requirements :

Education Level - Master of Science in Nursing

Years of Experience - Five or more years’ experience as a clinical nurse specialist; experience working with chronically mentally ill populations required;

experience or desire to work with pediatric patients and bilingual (Spanish / English) ability a plus.

Licensing - Current DEA Controlled Substance Registration; current Controlled Substance Registration within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts;

current certification as a Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing from the American Nurses Credentialing Certification.

Skills / Abilities - Excellent verbal and written communication skills; interpersonal skills; crisis intervention skills;

organizational skills; attention to detail; computer skills; good customer relations skills; knowledge of legal and ethical issues pertaining to the profession.

Benefits :

Generous time off benefits for eligible positions

Exclusive employee discounts

Excellent and affordable insurance including health, vision, dental and pet insurance

Free access to VHS Fitness & Relaxation center

Mileage reimbursement

403b match

CEU reimbursement up to $1,000 per year

Tuition reimbursement up to $7,000 per year

Retention Payments offered to licensed and licensed eligible clinicians!