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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless · 1 month ago

Psychiatric Registered Nurse - 10421

Denver, CO

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$37.40/hr - $44/hr

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is seeking a Community Nurse who will work collaboratively within an Integrated Health Care for the Homeless and supportive housing teams. The RN Case manager will provide comprehensive health care to assigned patients, focusing on medication management, care coordination, and patient-centered services in the community.

Health CareNon Profit

Responsibilities

Provides medication management and medication administration under the supervision of the designated provider

Administers medications, including intramuscular injections in a safe, evidence-base manner following written protocols or direct provider order

Assesses and monitors consumers’ ongoing psychiatric, medical, and social needs

Collaborates with internal and external providers to coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment; acts as a psychosocial educational resource by assisting consumers in learning about their mental illness, physical health conditions, medications, and how to protect their overall health

Performs treatments and laboratory procedures independently and/or as requested by the health care provider

Provides patient-centered care within an integrated, trauma-informed, harm-reduction model

Coordinates care with internal programs including but not limited to Health Outreach Program, Recuperative care, and Medication Assisted Treatment Program

Provides treatment services such as case management, crisis services, initial intake program screenings, individual medication assisted treatment (MAT) counseling, and administering scales to assess withdrawal

Provides transitional, chronic, and complex care management

Participates in team-based or interdisciplinary quality improvement initiatives

Maintains a work environment that is marked by respect for others; that values inclusiveness and builds workforce diversity; and that fosters cooperation and teamwork

Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification

Registered NurseBasic Life SupportPsychiatric NursingCare CoordinationCommunity Nursing

Required

AD, BSN, or MSN in nursing from an accredited college or university

Current licensure from the State of Colorado to practice as a Registered Nurse

Certification in Basic Life Support

Successful completion of the privileging and credentialing process for RNs at the Coalition

Preferred

Preferred experience in psychiatric, care coordination, hospice, ambulatory, public or community nursing

Benefits

Choice of HMO or PPO health insurance coverage options: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own HMO health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents.

We’re proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner coverage.

Choice of dental insurance or discount plan.

Vision insurance.

Flexible spending accounts for health care / dependent care / parking expenses.

Free basic life and AD&D insurance coverage.

Employee Assistance Program, a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.

Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings with 3-year vesting.

Extensive paid time-off, including 9 holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.

Company

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for families and individuals experiencing or at-risk of homelessness throughout Colorado.

Founded in 1984