Registered Nurse

Title : Nurse - RN

FLSA Status : Full-time, Exempt

Location : West St. Paul, MN

Purpose :

The Registered Nurse is responsible for providing a full range of nursing services and oversees the health management of all individuals served in a residential setting for individuals who have a serious mental illness and / or a substance use disorder. This position assists with the admission process including screening referrals, completing assessments, and helping the team determine immediate and ongoing recipient needs.

Key Responsibilities :

Duties and Responsibilities :

General Nursing Services

• Educate coworkers in the areas of health issues and medications. This includes training new staff and meeting with current staff as needed to provide reminders / coaching around topics of monitoring meds, documenting doses taken in EMAR, etc. This also includes providing education to the team at monthly all-staff meetings.
• Educate recipients in the areas of health issues and medications. This includes facilitating educational groups and meeting with recipients individually.
• Teach recipients to advocate on their own behalf, including in regard to their own rights.
• Coach, model, or facilitate the skills necessary for recipient to meet their daily needs.
• Coordinate mental health, chemical health and medical services.
• Educate recipients to independently, and safely, manage their medications in preparation for living in the community.
• Assist the team in screening referrals for appropriateness by reviewing referral forms and collateral medical records and / or participating in interviews.
• Alert the team about the medical needs for specific clients, including potential side effects and / or symptomology.
• Complete health assessments for all recipients within 72 hours of their admission. Include identified nursing recommendations for staff to reference as ITPs are developed.
• Review recipient medications upon admission and transcribe those into EMAR immediately or before the end of the shift.
• Work with recipients and the rest of the team to ensure that necessary medical appointments are scheduled.
• Accompany recipients to outside appointments to coordinate with providers and ensure effective communication about that recipient's health and needs.
• Coordinate with external providers ongoing regarding medications, symptoms and needs via phone calls and communication transfer forms.
• Review doctor orders for medications upon admission and ongoing.
• On an ongoing basis update EMAR to reflect medication changes and highlight those changes to the team as needed.
• Assess individuals' to independently manage self-care and ability to follow through with medical recommendations and share with team.
• Stay abreast of relevant health care issues and trends.
• Participate in the on-call rotation, which includes responding to calls within 15 minutes, completing health assessments as needed, and coming on-site to assess recipient needs within 2 hours if situations arise that require it.

Crisis Assessment and Intervention Responsibilities

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Guild's Employer Promise

We know you do your best work when you feel supported and have the flexibility to meet all of life's demands, no matter what those demands might be. Guild is an environment where your emotional, physical, and social wellbeing matters. A place where we're motivated to care for each other and to work together to make a difference in the lives of our clients. We show up for our clients and we show up for each other. And Guild shows up for you.

About Guild

Guild is a Minnesota not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization that empowers those living with mental illness and / or experiencing long-term homelessness by helping them find the tools they need to lead stable, fulfilling lives in communities of their choosing.

Benefit Highlights

Guild Services offers a range of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; flexible spending, HSA, short and long-term disability; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; wellness hours; 403(b); life insurance; and more. Eligibility requirements and other terms and conditions apply.

The salary range for this position is between $80,000-$85,500 annually. The range reflects the minimum and maximum salary for the position. Compensation will depend on the candidate's professional experience, skills, and relevant education, training, and certifications.