Registered Nurse RN

Description:

Position Summary

The Mental Health Nurse is responsible for managing and directing the medical clinics at the various office locations. This requires meeting with clients, consulting with physicians, completing reports and other consultations with other professionals in the office, and general office management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Monitoring client progress and problems between medication clinics and reporting relevant findings to the psychiatrist/physician.
• Counsel clients on the importance of following the medication regimen and observe client's response to medication.
• Providing various forms of therapy (individual, group, family, marital) as appropriate to the level of training.
• Complete reports, records, logs, and other required data as required for client records.
• Coordinating all activities regarding required nursing duties and responsibilities.
• Consulting with other staff members regarding clinical cases and issues.
• Assisting the psychiatrist/physician during medication clinics.
• Participating in consultation and education activities.
• Other duties as assigned by the direct supervisor.
• Conduct in-service training sessions for staff.
• Attending administrative and clinical staffing.
• Receiving clinical supervision.
• Conducting intakes.

Because we are the people who care, Communicare offers the following benefits for full-time Registered Nurse's:

Benefits for Registered Nurse's include:

• Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Life/AD&D/Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Dental/Vision/Term Life/Cancer coverage available
• Retirement Plan
• 403-B
• 403-B matching
• 11 Holidays per year
• 15 Annual Leave days per year (18 days after 3 years of employment)
• 15 Sick Leave per year
• Professional Development leave
• Jury leave
• Military leave

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Valid MS driver's license, personal auto, liability insurance and insurable driving record.
• Maintain a valid nursing license throughout employment.
• Ability to relate to mental health and substance abuse clients.
• Ability to work independently and accept supervision.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Mississippi.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is

• Regularly required to talk or listen.
• Required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

Compensation details: 40000-50000 Yearly Salary

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