Registered Nurse, Mental Health

Hegira Health, Inc. (HHI), a private non-profit corporation, is one of the largest freestanding behavioral healthcare agencies in the area. HHI, accredited by the Joint Commission and licensed by the State of Michigan, provides a broad array of mental health and substance abuse treatment and prevention services to individuals of all ages.

Community Outreach for Psychiatric Emergencies (COPE) - offers walk-in crisis services 24 hours a day/365 days a year. The RN is part of a team that provides care and services for adults experiencing a mental health crisis. The team consists of psychiatrist, RN, Screening Therapist and Patient Attendant (Recovery Tech). Persons seeking services are on average at the facility for 2 - 4 hours for assessment, stabilization and referral.

SHIFT: Full Time - Afternoon with rotating weekends (Full benefits)

Part Time - two to three shifts a week, various shifts available

Education/ Experience:

• RN in the State of Michigan.
• A minimum of 1 year in the delivery of direct nursing care to adults with behavioral health disorders, direct experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.
• Knowledge of mental health and substance use disorders and related pharmacological treatment.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Reviews available historical information regarding scheduled admissions.
• Facilitates admission triage.
• Acts upon medical instability identified through triage, documents findings, and actions.
• Completes the health assessment and documents per requirements.
• Facilitates medical management of immediate needs per health assessment, e.g., TB testing, untreated infection, seizure risk, etc.
• Calls MD/PA/NP for admission orders/Transcribes/acknowledges admission orders.
• Faxes medication orders to pharmacy in timely manner to ensure continuation of prescribed dosages at prescribed times.
• Initiates Medication Administration Record within 4 hours of admission.
• Ensures Urine Drug Screen is completed on day of admission, if required.
• Contacts or facilitates contact to laboratory for ordered tests, if ordered by psychiatrist.
• Writes Initial and Nursing Treatment Plan for completed health assessments within 24 hours of admission.
• Complete Medications, Labs and TB Skin Test (as applies), External Referrals, Physical Status, Medical Condition, Intervention and Response sections of Discharge Summary within 24 hours of discharge.
• Provides completed Medication Reconciliation Form to consumer at time of discharge.
• Provide consumer with prescriptions, medications, and physician orders at time of discharge.
• Document the progress of identified problem areas noted on the Initial and Nursing Care Plan.
• Immediately discuss with therapy staff and psychiatrist/NP/PA known/suspected negative changes in consumer’s condition, attitude, and intention.
• Complete controlled substance count at each shift change, per policy.
• Complete medication accountability procedure each shift.
• Documents vital signs, behavioral observations and other consumer reports as required per documentation requirements.
• Administer medications at assigned times and document.
• Update Medication Administration Record consistent with physician/PA/PN orders.
• Assist in ensuring that all applicable Federal, State, local, licensing, funding, and accrediting standards, rules, requirements, and regulations are followed.
• Assist the physician/PA/PN in the physical examination process as requested.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $34.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Psychiatry

Application Question(s):

• Can you work rotating weekends?

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Required)
• psych or mental health: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• RN license (Required)
• CPR Certification (Required)

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $34 - $40