Nurse Care Manager - New Journeys

Wage: $38.22-$40.77 per hour

Schedule: part-time, 20 hours per week; 8am-5pm on Tuesdays, and 8am-noon on 3 other days per week

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Flex Spending Account
• 403(b) Retirement
• Education Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Vacation & Sick Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Additional Voluntary Benefits
• Longevity awards

Position Summary:

This member of the New Journeys multidisciplinary team is responsible for conducting psychiatric assessments, assessing physical health needs, making appropriate referrals to community physicians, providing management and administration of medication in conjunction with the psychiatric provider, and treatment team.

Responsibilities:

• Providing individual case management and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as client needs change, educating and supporting clients, families, and advocating for clients' rights and preferences.
• Participate in and conduct parts of the client-centered comprehensive assessment of the following:
  
  
  
  • Psychiatric history (i.e. onset, course and effect of illness, past treatment and responses, and risk behaviors)
  • Mental health status and diagnosis
  • Physical and dental health
  • Use of drugs or alcohol
  • Education and employment
  • Social development and functioning
  • Activities of daily living (i.e. self-care, living situation, nutrition, money, management, family structure and relationships).
  
  
  
  
• Consult with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process
• Provide on-call crisis intervention covering night time and weekend hours
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to establish methods and procedures.
• Participate in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings
• Take the lead role or participate in providing medication administration and medical services
• Under the direction of the psychiatric provider and in collaboration with other registered nurses on the team, develop, revise, maintain, and supervise team psychopharmacologic and medical treatment, medical policies and procedures including transcribing, administering, evaluating, and recording psychotropic medications prescribed by the psychiatric provider.
• Evaluate and chart psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, side effects and arrange for required lab work according to protocol.
• Under the direction of the psychiatric provider and in collaboration with other registered nurses on the team, organize and manage the system of getting medication to clients, manage pharmaceuticals and medical supplies, integrating medication administration into clients' individual treatment plans.
• In collaboration with the psychiatric provider , coordinate, schedule, and administer medical assessments of client physical health by making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment to coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment.
• Participate in treatment, rehabilitation, and support services
• Provide medication education and groups
• Perform other duties as assigned

Job Responsibilities:

The following requirements are those that are normally required for performance of this position. Any disabled essential function of the job (with or without reasonable accommodations) shall be deemed to meet these requirements.

Physical Requirements:

This position normally requires that physical demands of standing, walking, bending, lifting or performing other work requiring low physical exertion, talking and hearing on a regular basis to perform the job requirements. These physical demands are required up to 80% of the time. Position also requires ability to drive with adequate vision and skill.

Non-Physical Requirements:

Education

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Nursing as required to obtain Registered Nurse license

Experience

• One year of experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting preferred
• Skills and competence to establish supportive, trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illness, and respect for client rights and personal preferences in treatment are essential.

Special Skills

• Prior experience using an Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Good interpersonal skills
• Possess and utilize effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to provide service in a culturally competent manner
• Ability to be self-motivated, work independently, and as a team member
• Ability to represent the agency in a professional manner within the community
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required

Licensure, Registration, Certification

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse within the State of Washington.
• Valid WA driver's license and minimum required liability insurance for WA State
• Must be deemed insurable as determined by Catholic Charities' liability insurance provider

Employment is conditional upon:

• Being cleared by criminal background check and fingerprinting when required