Registered Nurse- Mental Health /Primary Care

Job Title: Registered Nurse
Employment Type: PRN (as needed)
Department: Nursing
Reports to: Director of Nursing

At Connections Wellness Group, our mission is to provide you with meaningful, life-improving mental health support to promote positive change for your overall wellness. We provide comprehensive mental health services and accelerated group therapy, including Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), designed to offer structured support and guidance during critical times. We believe everyone deserves access to quality mental healthcare, and we’re dedicated to being a trusted partner on your journey.

The Registered Nurse provides primary care to patients of all ages, within the scope of experience and training in the outpatient and/or other facility settings. The Registered Nurse performs acts, which require substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills based upon principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences. The professional nurse is responsible and accountable for making decisions that are based on the individual’s educational preparation and experience in nursing. They are responsible for performing tasks and procedures that are: within the scope of his/her educational preparation and knowledge, permitted by the policies and procedures of Connections Wellness Group, and permitted by other local, state, and federal guidelines.

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Prior experience in mental health psychiatric practice preferred
Current licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Texas
Additional Requirements: CPR certification and Avade training within 90 days of employment

Supports teamwork essential for compliance with accrediting and regulatory agency standards through surveillance, effective prevention, and control activities specific to a variety of practice settings, and accurate report.

Application of the nursing process in assessment, planning, implementing, and evaluating patients and patient care to include:

Identifying and providing for physical, emotional, and developmental patient needs. Counseling and providing health teaching to patients and their families; Assessing patients according to policy in PHP/IOP Level of care.

Conducting RN groups for PHP/IOP patients in line with current patient curriculum. RN group topics are within the RNs scope of practice.

Answer phones promptly utilizing the skills/techniques/script approved by Connections Wellness Group, LLC administration.

Complete prior authorizations from pharmacies in a timely manner.

Ability to establish communication with appropriate sources in response to emergency situations.

Documenting all pertinent information appropriately.

Safeguarding and inventorying equipment and supplies.

Assess and interpret age-specific data.

Standards of Performance
Understands and adheres to facility compliance plan and code of conduct.

Adhere to facility, department, corporate, personnel and standard policies and procedures.

Takes initiative to help the team, is flexible when asked to assist in other areas.

Customer Service

Demonstrates knowledge of the facility and services provided.

Greets all customers in a positive manner and demonstrates sensitivity to customer’s needs.

Answers telephone appropriate to guidelines and avoids excessive transfers.

Provides superior customer service while never crossing therapeutic boundaries.

Demonstrates ability to listen to patient/customers regarding problematic issues in in a non-defensive manner.

Knowledge of Medical Staff Bylaws, Consulting Staff Bylaws, and Operating Agreements in place.

Knowledge of facility policies and procedures.

Ability to analyze situations, evaluate data, recommend/implement courses of action that would improve the functioning of systems/processes he/she is involved in.

Ability to use good judgment and keep the information confidential.

Ability to react calmly and effectively in an emergency.

Applicants who have been patients of any program or provider at the facility are eligible for employment under the conditions outlined below: For private practice therapy and medication management, the applicant must have discontinued or transferred their treatment to a provider or providers outside of the facility. For PHP/IOP services, the applicant must have been discharged from the program at least 2 years before applying for employment.

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