Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Nurse

Job Description

Job Description

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Nurse 

The Company: Pathways Vermont provides community-based mental health services and collaborative learning that centers people as the experts of their own lives. We strengthen our communities and the system of care by elevating the voices of lived experience.

Pathways Vermont is committed to a diverse workplace that reflects the communities we serve and is particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people interested in providing supportive social services to Vermonters including people with military experience, individuals with disabilities, and people of color.

The Role: As a specialist on the Permanent Supportive Housing ACT team, the nurse provides a combination of direct service and consultation to program clients around medical and healthcare-related needs and has primary responsibilities of assisting clients in medication management or assistance, performing basic medical procedures in the field, and interfacing with our clinical, non-clinical staff and Medical Director around client care. 

Available Positions: 1

Location: In Person (Bennington County VT)

Schedule: Part time (18 hours or less per week) or 

Per Diem (flexible scheduling available, please reach contact us for more details)

Application Requirements:

A Cover Letter and Resume are required with your application.

Job Responsibilities:

• Engage in rapport building with participants and provide service from a “choice” perspective as well as participant-centered, harm reduction, and strengths based approaches

• Collaborate with team members to coordinate/provide client health services

• Provide general mental health and life skills support to clientele

• Pick up and distribute medications and controlled substances for identified clients

• Maintain Medication Administration Records

• Administer injectable medications as necessary

• Monitor client vital signs, glucose, side effects of medications, etc. and report findings as required

• Provide continuous client education re: mental health, harm reduction, medication, and health issues

• Engage identified clients in medical services, on site and in the community

• Make referrals and support care coordination with community health, mental health and substance use resources including primary care, methadone clinics, personal care services, areas on aging, etc.

• Provide health related in-service training and education for staff

• Work independently and collaboratively with community partners to support clients in accessing public health initiatives and resources 

• Serve as a health and wellness resource to clients, families, staff and significant others

• Participate in facilitating crisis interventions, referrals and hospitalizations as appropriate

• Work with team and client in developing an effective plan for services

• Document all services provided in compliance with regulations

• Perform related work as assigned

Qualifications:

• Licensure by Vermont Board of Nursing required (LPN or RN, pay commensurate with credential)

• Familiarity with persons experiencing mental health issues, utilizing substances and having experienced incarceration preferred 

• Valid driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle available for work purposes and current automobile insurance required

• Patience, creativity, flexibility, compassion, and sensitivity to persons with disabilities and other minority populations

• Excellent communication, writing, and computer skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills, sound knowledge of supportive counseling skills and the ability to form relationships with marginalized individuals

• Sound judgment and good problem solving skills including assessing risk factors.

• Ability to meet program expectations with regard to documenting interventions

• Excellent independent problem solving skills and demonstrated ability to intuitively approach challenging situations

• Prior experience working in a mental health and/or harm reduction agency, preferably in community services preferred

• Lived experience with mental health and/or other life challenges will be considered an asset 

Compensation:

• LPN: $28-33/hour