PACT Registered Nurse

Job Duties

• Provides case management for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team (ITT); assumes primary responsibility for developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising overall treatment goals and plans in conjunction with the ITT, provides individual supportive therapy and symptom management, ensures immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as clients’ needs change, educates and supports clients’ families, and advocates for clients’ rights and preferences.
• 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 and weekend Many Rivers staff.
• Documents client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.
• Participates in daily staff organizational meetings and treatment planning review meetings.
• Takes the lead role or participates in providing medication administration and medical services.
• Under the direction of the team psychiatrist develops, revises, maintains, and supervises 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 team psychiatrist organizes and manages the system of getting medication to clients and integrating medication administration tightly into clients’ individual treatment plans.
• Under the direction of the team psychiatrist manages pharmaceuticals and medical supplies.
• In collaboration with the team psychiatrist, 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.
• Provides symptom education to enable clients to identify their mental illness symptoms.
• Assists with daily living activities (attached).
• Performs medication delivery, works rotating weekdays, weekends, and holidays.
• Must pass medication test within 30 days of hire.
• Maintains RN license.
• May be called upon to speak to community groups.

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be licensed as a registered nurse and should have at least one year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting.
• One (1) year of work experience in an inpatient or outpatient psychiatric setting is preferred.
• 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 helpful, adequate, competent, and continuous supports and services.
• He or she must possess the skills and competence to establish supportive trusting relationships with persons with severe and persistent mental illnesses and respect for client rights and personal preferences in treatment.

Wage = $63,232.00+ DOE

Wage amount includes pay differential

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.

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.

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.