Registered Nurse - Crisis in Helena, Montana at Center For Mental Health

• Conducts physical and behavioral screening upon intake.
• Monitors medical stability and respond to emergent medical needs.
• Supports medication reconciliation, education, and administration per provider orders.
• Documents and communications of medical risk factors influencing crisis care decisions.
• Identifies and manages intoxication, withdrawal risk, or medication side effects.
• Conducts comprehensive assessment of psychiatric history.
• Consults with community agencies and families to maintain coordination in the treatment process.
• Provides on-call crisis intervention during regular hours and serves as a backup to evening, weekend, and holidays.
• Documents client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.
• Participates in daily staff facility meetings as needed.
• Takes the lead role or participates in providing medication administration and medical services on crisis facility site.
• Under the direction of the medication management provider develops, revises, maintains, and supervises crisis team psychopharmacologic and medical treatment and medication policies and procedures, evaluates and charts psychotropic medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects and arranges for required lab work according to protocol.
• Under the direction of the APRN manages pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
• In collaboration with the APRN, coordinates, schedules, and administers medical assessments of client physical health and treatment.
• Participates in treatment, rehabilitation, and support services.
• Provides ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment while they are admitted to the facility.
• Provides symptom education to enable clients to identify their mental illness symptoms.
• Maintains RN license and all continuing education requirements.
• May conduct speaking presentations at community groups.
• Performs other duties as assigned by leadership.

• Licensed Registered Nurse with one year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting is required.
• Must have a strong commitment to the right and ability of each person with a severe and persistent mental illness to live in normal community residences, work in market jobs, and have access to help, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services.
• Must possess the skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with people with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for client rights and personal preferences in treatment.
• Crisis experience preferred.

Salary: $87,360.00 Annual + DOE

Shift: Monday-Friday day shift with supporting other nursing areas, and may fill in.

Differentials:

Weekday: (8:00am-5:00pm) $1.00 per hour

Weekend: (Friday from 10:00pm to Monday at 8:00am) $125 per day and $40.00 per hour if called into work

Holiday: $150 per day, and $60.00 if called into work

Christmas/Thanksgiving: $200 per day, and $60.00 per hour if called into work

Benefits:

401K Matching Contributions

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Health Savings Account

Flexible Work Schedule

Paid Holidays

Paid Birthday

Pet Insurance

All Positions at Many Rivers Whole Health must pass Background Checks and Motor Vehicle Record Checks.

About Us:

Since 1976, we have been dedicated to 13 counties in Montana and seek to serve a variety of both individuals and groups in all settings. We define resilience as the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or significant sources of stress — such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace, school place and financial stressors — alongside those of chronic, severe disabling behavioral health conditions. with an integrated team of specialists and a personal approach to wellness. Today, we are focused on becoming Montana's healthcare provider of choice.

We are committed to recruiting qualified employees, continually striving for advancement, and above all, working as a team to meet the health needs of clients living in our 13 counties. Our vision is to be the healthcare provider of choice for clients and employer of choice for employees and providers. We will achieve this vision by committing to a culture of integrity, safety, evidence based exceptional care, compassionate customer service, and great work environment.

About Helena:

Helena – Helena is the capital of Montana, and a great base for adventure. There are 75 miles of trails that start in Helena for biking and hiking. Two stunning National Parks are close enough for a day trip. Closer to home, Helena is a fisherman’s dream come true as you’re based near the Missouri, Blackfoot, and Clark Fork Rivers as well as many smaller streams and tributaries. Helena offers something for those more inclined to city pleasures, too. The city features a wealth of museums, theatre, live music, food, shopping, and more. Kids of all ages can enjoy the city’s many parks, water park, skate park, indoor rock climbing, ice rink, and so much more.

Our Mission: Many Rivers Whole Health partners with people and communities to serve the whole person – body, mind, and spirit – by providing expertise in wellness, mental health, and substance use disorders, addressing prevention and treatment with a recovery-based approach.

Our Vision: To be a community based, highly respected organization known for excellence in mental health and addiction recovery services, offering compassionate, client-focused, professional support.

Our Values: Ambassador of Many Rivers, Own it, Individuals Matter, Create Joy, Embrace Change, Show Up. Step In.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER:

Many Rivers Whole Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE/AA/M-F/Vet/Disability). We encourage all qualified individuals to apply for employment. We do not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on protected veteran status, race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other basis protected by applicable law.