Full-Time Behavioral Heath RN-Wes Care

WES Health System

Promoting Total Wellness

Currently hiring to start mid-June / beginning of July.

Job Title : Behavioral Health Registered Nurse

Salary Rate : $43-$45 / hour.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION :

The Philadelphia Model : Addressing serious mental illness (SM!) in long-term care (LTC) will provide highly structured therapeutic residential behavioral healthcare and treatment for frail adults who are eligible for skilled nursing level of care who also have serious mental illness and who have reached maximum benefit from the mental health resources available elsewhere in the commm1ity or hospital. The program philosophy is to create a welcoming, safe, and st1pportive environment where frail older adults with SMI that may include other complex behavioral health needs and / or prior criminal history - and need long-term skilled nursing services- can receive the care and services needed to address their holistic needs free of stigma. A multidisciplinary team will provide both long-term care and behavioral health services in this integrated program.

All team members will adhere to the WES CARE philosophy of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and adhere to the mission to promote total wellness and provide high-quality residential health services to culturally diverse populations through a combination of compassion, innovative thinking, nimble and adaptive strategy, and engagement with clients, staff, and provider partners.

ESSENTIAL & CORE FUNCTIONS :

• Practices psychiatric-mental health nursing in accordance with the philosophies, goals and objectives of both Behavioral Medicine and assigned unit.
• Provides quality behavioral health nursing care to all residents as defined by ANA Standards of Psychiatric­ Mental Health Clinical Nursing Practice, ANA Standards of Professional Performance and long-term care regulations. Models ANA Standards.
• Intervenes with residents by providing health promotion and health maintenance, intake screening and evaluation, milieu therapy, therapeutic use of self, self-care activities and bio-psychosocial interventions, health education, crisis intervention, individual and group counseling, and resident advocacy.

Contributes to the development and evaluation of a goal-oriented care plan continuously based on nursing assessments and nursing interventions with residents and resident representative.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE :

1.          Graduate from a NLN accredited school of professional nursing, required. Baccalaureate degree, preferred.

2.           Current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Registered Nurse licensure and CPR Certification required.

3.           Three (3) - Five (5) years of professional nursing practice in behavioral health required.

4.           Direct Psychiatric or addictions nursing experience, desired.

5.          Bi-lingual capabilities (English / Spanish) a plus.

6.          Successful and satisfactory completion of facility orientation and required certifications required.

COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS :

Must have effective communication and interpersonal skills, solid nursing, behavioral assessment, organizational, coaching and leadership skills, and solid computer skills.

ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY & RELATIONSHIPS :

1.        The individual is to be supervised by the WES CARE Program Director.

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITES :

Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL and MENTAL DEMANDS :

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing this job, the employee must be able to meet the physical and mental demands which may be strenuous at times. The employee must be prepared to work with uncooperative or aggressive residents.

At times, the employee may be required to stand, sit, walk, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl for extended periods of time. The employee must occasionally lift, push, pull light to medium objects up to IO lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Regularly, the employee will be required to talk, hear, and use hands.

While working in client areas, the employee could be exposed to environmental hazards and contagious diseases. Knowledge of hospital health, infection control, ethics, and de-escalation polices is essential to successfully perform the functions of this position. All employees must follow the WES Infection Control policy and all federal, state, and local infection control regulations. Flexibility and scheduling are also necessary to complete required duties.