Mental Health Nurse

Description

JOB TITLE: Residential Mental Health Nurse

LOCATION: Morrow/Umatilla Counties (Covers New Roads, Salmon Run, Westgate & Columbia River Ranch)

FLSA: 1 FTE Exempt (expectation to work 40 hours per week) 

SUPERVISOR: Residential Program Manager

Pay Grade:  N14 ($112,200 - $135,800 annually, depending on experience) 

*** $5,500 Hiring Bonus!! 

(2 year Commitment, Staggered-taxed Payout)

 Community Counseling Solutions provides a team-based Servant Leadership environment! Located in Eastern Oregon with year-round recreation based near the Columbia River and at the base of the Blue Mountains. Big city amenities in rural family-oriented communities.  

Apply Directly at https://ccswebsite.org/employment/

Our mission is to provide dynamic, progressive, and diverse supports to improve the well-being of our communities and we’re looking for motivated employees to help us continue our vision!

CCS has a benefit package including, but not limited to:

• Health, dental and vision insurance
• 6% initial 401K match
• Potential for tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation tiers ranging from accrual of 1 day to 4 days per month (Annual rollover cap of 220 hours, additional hours can be paid out at 50% at the end of the fiscal year)
• 9 Paid holidays, Community service day
• Floating holiday & 2 mental health days provided after 1 year introduction
• Workplace Flexibility schedule options available (work from home hours vary by position & schedule)
• Exempt employees receive additional admin leave & work from home hours
• Relocation Benefit of up to $4,000 if moving over 100 miles, $ depending on distance. This is available to be included w/ job offer
• Student loan forgiveness (NHSC & Public Service)
• Paid licensure supervision.
• Employee Assistance, Wellness Benefits, Dependent Care & Long-Term Disability Insurance

DESCRIPTION 

This position provides mental health nursing care, medication oversight and treatment to clients across four residential locations in Pendleton and Boardman. Promotes recovery from mental illness. 

SUPERVISION

Supervision Received 

This position is supervised by the Residential Program Manager. 

Supervision Exercised 

This position does exercise any formal supervision. 

RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Administers oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician’s prescriptions and procedures. 
• Takes and records measures of patient’s general physical condition such as pulse, temperature and respiration to provide daily information. 
• Observes patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations to medical staff. 
• Leads prescribed individual, group therapy and/or education sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures. 
• Contact patient’s relative by telephone to arrange family conferences. 
• Issues medications from dispensary and maintains records in accordance with specified procedures. 
• Educates staff and patients about personal hygiene such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing and living areas clean. 
• Educates and trains staff on medication administration, ensures documentation is kept according to policies. 
• Must report all abuse to appropriate legal office, complete all necessary paperwork and investigations, and develop safety plans as required.
• Actively participate in joint case planning and coordination with agency employees and relevant agency contractors. Act as a liaison between clients and other agencies. Act as a client advocate when appropriate.
• Provide after hours emergency services on a 24 hour, rotating basis to adults. This includes telephone consultation and crisis intervention in the community and facility.
• Complete all paperwork in a way that is professional, clinically sound and timely as prescribed by the OAR’s and other pertinent guidelines. Required to ensure that all paperwork is present, and/or the client record is well maintained.
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. 

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) in nursing from a four-year college or university; and two to four years related experience and/or training.

Individual must be able to pass a criminal history background check.

Preference given to individuals who have worked with individuals who have mental illnesses in a residential or psychiatric hospital setting.

Other Skills and Abilities

Must possess, or have the ability to acquire, knowledge of symptoms and challenges faced by people with mental illness and addictions. Must have, or possess the ability to acquire, knowledge about relevant OAR’s.

Must have the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing and have the ability to work independently and complete all responsibilities in a thorough and timely fashion.

Must have skills to professionally work with the public and the ability to coordinate services across various agencies and community groups.

Must be able to develop cooperative and respectful relationships with clients and their families.

Must have knowledge, or the ability to acquire knowledge, about the recovery model.

Must possess the ability to represent the interest of the customer and the agency in a favorable light in the community.

Must have the ability to work well with teams and other groups of individuals.

The position requires the handling of highly confidential information. Must adhere to rules and laws pertaining to client confidentiality.

Must posses, or have the ability to possess functional knowledge of business English and medical terminology.

Must have good spelling and basic mathematical skills.

Must have the ability to learn assigned tasks readily and to adhere to general office procedures.  

Good organizational and time management skills are essential.

Must have in depth knowledge of standard office equipment.

Must be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats. Must have the ability to present and exchange information internally across teams and co-workers, and externally with customers and the public.

CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS 181.536-181.537 and in accordance with OAR 410-007-0200 through 410-007-0380.

In addition to a pre-employment background check, each employee, volunteer and contractor shall be checked on a monthly basis against the OIG and GSA exclusion lists, as well as other federal and state agency lists. If it is discovered that an employee, volunteer or contractor is excluded or sanctioned it will be the cause for immediate termination of employment, volunteering, or the termination of the contract.

PRE HIRE DRUG SCREEN REQUIRED 

PERSONAL AUTO INSURANCE

Must hold a valid driver’s license as well as personal auto insurance for privately owned vehicles utilized for CCS business such as client service purposes, travel between business offices and the community, to attend required meetings and trainings. 

Must show proof of $300,000 or more liability coverage for bodily injury and $100,000 or more in property damage, and maintain said level of coverage for the duration of employment at CCS. 

The employee’s insurance is primary with CCS insurance being secondary. CCS reserves the right to deny any employee the use of a vehicle owned by CCS. 

PHYISCAL DEMANDS

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, smell or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in an office/secure facility environment as well as in the community. The noise level in the office/secure facility environment is usually moderate, but occasionally one may be exposed to loud noises. The noise in the community, including the homes of customers, is often difficult to predict. Occasional out of area travel and overnight stays will be required for attendance at meetings and/trainings.

However, the employee also will be required to work in the community. Handicap access may not be available at all places where this position must go. There are some situations where this position may be required to respond to environments where a client is in crisis. The environments in these situations are difficult to predict and may be in uneven terrain.

This position exposes the employee to the everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as an office or home environment.  

Community Counseling Solutions IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

MEMBER OF NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES CORPORATION