Registered Nurse/Program Manager ACT Team

JOIN OUR TEAM!

We are looking for a Registered Nurse to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team. The ACT Nurse provide nursing services and support clients in the development of skills and behaviors to fully integrate into the community. This position is full-time, 1st shift with rotating on-call responsibility.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Deliver nursing services, case management services
• Provide medication monitoring, administration, and education
• Review laboratory values and report to team prescriber
• Evaluate physical health and make appropriate referrals
• Teach independent living skills and establish access to community services
• Assist clients in establishing support networks in the community and assessing individual daily needs
• Day-to-day supervision to direct service providers of program. The Program Manager guides the multidisciplinary ACT Team in the ACT Model and philosophy of care. The Program Manager further directs and supervises ACT staff activities, leads organizational, clinical, and service planning meetings and coordinates administrative functions
• The Program Manager works in collaboration with the ACT psychiatric provider to provide clinical direction to staff.
• Provides leadership in directing treatment services designed to reduce episodes of harmful outcomes such as use of emergency departments, medical and psychiatric inpatient admissions, arrests and incarceration for program clients.
• Lead and attend agency and community meetings as assigned.
• The Program Manager guides the team in using collaboration to deliver positive behavioral health, social and individual consumer outcomes such as consumer participation in education, competitive employment, and family and social relationships.
• Oversee budgetary aspects of program in conjunction with fiscal department to ensure ongoing financial stability of program.
• Monitor and coordinate client ratio expectations for Team.
• Monitor accuracy and eligibility of client payer sources for billing/reimbursement. Tracks and completes prior authorizations as needed and signs of documents and receives payments.
• ACT is field-based position and requires at least 80% of services to be provided to consumers in their homes, shelters, places of employment, vocational and education settings and other community settings.
• Perform and document psychosocial interventions with clients, family members and others
• Provide diagnostic assessments, individual and group interventions in collaboration with supervisors and/or other service providers

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing with a minimum of six months of psychiatric nursing experience
• A valid license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Iowa
• ANCC certification as a Generalist in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing desired
• A valid driver's license with a driving record that will allow insurability
• Ability to pass a pre-employment physical with a drug and alcohol screen

WHO YOU ARE:

• Humble. You lead with humility and empathy, respecting and learning from the perspectives of others.
• Persistent. Although it may take a while to achieve a goal, you do not give up.
• Conscientious. You keep your promises, taking your commitments to others seriously, and you have strong integrity.

Share Our Values: We are united by our shared values of community service, compassion, empowerment, respect, resourcefulness and professionalism.

Make an Impact: Our mission is to enhance the mental health of all in our community by providing quality, accessible and comprehensive care. Our ACT Registered Nurse meets our clients where they are, physically and emotionally, to assess their needs and assist them in integrating into the community.

Learn and Grow: Vera French offers various in-house training opportunities CPR, Medication Management and other trainings through our learning management system. To encourage our staff to continue their education, Vera French also offers a Tuition Reimbursement and Loan Repayment program for all employees after one year of employment.

WHAT WE OFFER:

• Group Health, Dental and Vision insurance
  • Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield health insurance
  • MetLife dental and vision insurance
• Employer paid life Insurance, AD&D, LTD through MetLife
  • Supplemental life insurance, short term disability available
• 401(k) with employer contribution & matching
  • Employer contribution 3% of annual salary, vested day one
  • Employer matching 25% of every dollar put in by the employee, up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement & Loan Repayment Program
  • Every employee (full-time or part-time) is eligible after one year of service
• Supplemental Critical Illness and Accident Coverage through MetLife
• Paid time off
  • Nine paid holidays per year
  • Nine paid sick days per year accrued on a payroll basis
  • 2 weeks of vacation accrued on a payroll basis