Crisis Services Nurse

Join Our Expanding Crisis Services Team!

We're thrilled to announce an extraordinary opportunity to join our Crisis Services team at the DuPage County Health Department! As a valued member of our team, you'll be empowered to make a profound impact on your community. Our agency is dedicated to delivering exceptional services and support to our community, proudly holding:

Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval (1996) Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) accreditation (2014)

By joining our Crisis Services team, you'll become an integral part of a renowned organization that prioritizes community wellbeing and exceptional care. Are you ready to embark on a rewarding journey, making a tangible difference in the lives of those who need it most?

Crisis Services provides 24/7 crisis mental health services to county residents experiencing mental health or substance use crises. Our team delivers top-notch care with rapid response times.

The Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) is the critical next step in DuPage County Health Department's decades-long journey to build the infrastructure needed to support a best-in-class behavioral health system and ensures all DuPage County residents will have "someone to contact, someone to respond, and a safe place to get help" when experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis. The CRC will help residents de-escalate, stabilize, and connect to community resources catered to their individual mental health and substance use treatment needs.

This is a full-time, overnight 80-hour biweekly position scheduled to work the alternating schedule below –

Week 1 - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 7p-7a

Week 2 - Saturday, Sunday 7p-7a and Thursday 7p-3a

This position will also work some holidays

The hiring range for this position is $72,640 to $85,440, depending on experience

$2.50 shift differential for off-shift work

Comprehensive training program (and we pay you for it!)

DuPage County part-time benefit package, including:

12 paid holidays

Paid leave (Vacation and Personal Days)

12 weeks of Paid Parental Leave

Paid sick time

Pension-eligible position for a secure retirement

Responsibilities

As a Crisis Services RN, you will:

Conduct nursing assessments for admissions to Withdrawal Management and Crisis Residential Programs and for direct transfers to Inpatient Psychiatric Units

Conduct additional nursing assessments for clients in Mental Health Units as needed and respond to medical emergencies

Perform nursing tasks such as getting prescriber orders, completing MARs, administering medications, completing withdrawal management assessments and some case management activities within the ASAM Level 3.7 Medically Managed Withdrawal Management Residential at the CRC.

Perform point-of-care testing and some phlebotomy as needed

Complete nurse-to-nurse consultations as needed.

Review relevant medical documentation (lab results, hospital discharge paperwork)

Assist in decision making related to client admissions

Provide nursing support to prescribers

Facilitate groups related to medications & medical issues

Assist clients in medication self-administration within Crisis Residential as needed

Ensure accurate medication lists, medication administration, & medication observation records

Assist clinical staff with integrated assessment & treatment plan process

Participate in team meetings, shift change meetings, etc. to ensure continuity of care for clients across shifts.

Consult with staff, clients & their families regarding medical & medication issues

Complete work in a manner to support site compliance with medication administration, storage & disposal

Refer clients to appropriate resources as needed

Participate in emergency response activities as assigned

Requirements

Training, Education and Work Experience:

Completion of either an Associate's degree in Nursing or Bachelor's degree in Nursing and two years of nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training, and experience.

Additional Requirements:

Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Illinois, Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and previous crisis psychiatric nursing and substance use/withdrawal management nursing experience preferred.

Good knowledge of practices and principles of nursing within psychiatric and substance use populations; good knowledge of relevant social and economic factors influencing client behavior; good knowledge of local health resources; good knowledge of medical records preparation and maintenance techniques. Working skill in instructing others in treatments and practices; working skill in maintaining medical documentation; working skill in delegating and assigning work to others; working skill in analyzing client needs; working skill in verbal and written communication; working skill in developing and maintaining positive and professional relationships with internal and external customers; working skill in operating a personal computer, applicable software and peripheral equipment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

DuPage County Health Department is an equal-opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.