Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Compensation Range

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports:• Caring for overlooked, underserved, and vulnerable patients• Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging• Autonomy in a warm team environment• Growth and training

Perks and Benefits In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including: • DailyPay, receive your money as you earn it! • Tuition Assistance and dependent Scholarships• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) including free counseling and health coaching• Company paid life insurance• Tax free Health Spending Accounts (HSA)• Wellness program featuring fitness memberships and product discounts• Preferred banking partnership and discounted rates for home and auto loans

*Eligibility for perks and benefits varies based on employee type and length of service. 

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

As a Psychiatric Registered Nurse for Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) programs, this role involves coordinating patient care, working closely with jail nursing staff and psychiatrists to ensure continuity of care, and providing comprehensive psychiatric and medical care through the nursing process. The job also includes participating in program services, demonstrating knowledge and therapeutic intervention skills, and applying principles of psychiatric rehabilitation based on the understanding of psychiatric mental health disorders and human growth and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive psychiatric and medical care to IST patients based on knowledge of psychiatric mental health disorders, human growth and development, and principles of psychiatric rehabilitation.
• Coordinates with IST Psychiatrist and jail nursing staff for medication ordering, conducts chart reviews, and facilitates computer/tablet use during psychiatric prescriber encounters.
• Provides psycho-educational groups, monitors psychotropic medication efficiency and side effects, and completes nursing assessments.
• Serves as a resource and role model for multidisciplinary staff, triages basic medical complaints from IST patients, and demonstrates thorough knowledge of applicable nursing services and policies.
• Maintains current knowledge through professional development opportunities and adheres to regulatory requirements regarding medication administration, documentation, and education.

Qualifications & Requirements

Education

• Graduate from an accredited college, university or vocational school nursing program.
• Bachelor of Science Nursing degree from an accredited school and/or certification in mental health nursing is preferred.

Experience

• Experience in correctional mental health and/or psychiatric care at a secure facility preferred

Licenses/Certifications

• Current nursing license or eligible for same through licensure by endorsement through reciprocity within state of employment.
• Phlebotomy certification strongly preferred

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume.  Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.