ACT Nurse

ACT Nurse

Reports to: ACT Team Leader

Position Summary:

The ACT Nurse is a core member of The Well's Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team, providing nursing care and integrated support to adults with serious mental illness (SMI). This role manages the medication system, administers and documents treatment, monitors health conditions and side effects, coordinates with outside providers, and promotes health education and prevention. The ACT Nurse also provides training to teammates on psychiatric symptoms and medications, and partners with clients to develop creative strategies for medication adherence.

Because ACT is an interdisciplinary model, the Nurse must be highly collaborative, enjoying work alongside counselors, peer specialists, case managers, prescribers, and other staff. The ACT Nurse values the strengths of each discipline and sees the team itself as the treatment, ensuring that clients benefit from the full range of expertise the model offers.

Until the ACT caseload grows to full fidelity, the Nurse may also assist with medication management for clients seeing The Well's psychiatric provider and support medication-related needs in residential programs.

While this is primarily a full time position, part time will be considered on a case by case basis. This role is in-person position based in Norfolk, NE, with frequent community travel to meet clients where they are.

Core Values:

Show Up with Generosity: You are generous with your knowledge, sharing health education with the team and clients alike, and you approach each interaction with patience, empathy, and consistency.

Check the Ego: You embrace collaboration, welcome feedback, and share your expertise to support the whole team.

Embrace Diversity: You adapt your nursing care to respect each client's culture, identity, and lived experience and you value the diversity of your teammates' skills, recognizing that ACT works best when all voices contribute.

Grounded in Hope: You believe recovery is possible for every person, even in the face of serious challenges

Qualifications

Education & Credentials

• Licensed RN in Nebraska.
• LPNs will be considered on a case by case situation
• At least one year working with adults with SMI.

Clinical Skills

• Proficient in psychiatric nursing, medication administration, and side-effect monitoring.
• Familiar with screening tools and metabolic syndrome protocols.
• Knowledge of co-occurring conditions and trauma-informed, recovery-oriented care.

Administrative Skills

• Accurate in eMAR and EHR documentation.
• Knowledge of HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and ethical nursing standards.

Professional Attributes

• Strong communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• Flexible, client-centered, and creative.
• Willing to adjust schedule for client needs.

Key Responsibilities

1. Medication Management

• Manage all medication processes (ordering, refilling, packaging, storing, distributing).
• Administer oral and injectable medications; maintain injection schedules.
• Document services accurately and monitor for side effects.

2. Health Screening & Monitoring

• Perform assessments, vital signs, and lab tracking for metabolic syndrome.
• Monitor chronic conditions and preventive care needs.

3. Client Support & Education

• Develop individualized medication adherence strategies.
• Provide health education and support self-management.
• Accompany clients to appointments as needed.

4. Team Collaboration & Training

• Participate in daily meetings; share nursing insights.
• Train staff on medications and psychiatric symptoms.
• Coordinate care with internal and external providers.

5. Program Compliance & Quality

• Ensure documentation meets standards.
• Engage in quality improvement, maintain licensure, and complete required training.
• Support medication needs in other programs as assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent community-based work.
• Regular sitting, standing, walking, and computer use.
• Occasionally lift up to 25 lbs.
• Must be adaptable to various environments.