Psychiatric Nurse II- Psych Services Outpatient Clinic
Are you a great mental health nurse with strong relationship building and communication skills? Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare is seeking a Psychiatric Nurse II for our Outpatient Services Clinic. As the City That Cares, we value a healthy work-life balance! The Psychiatric Nurse II position collaboratively supervises the Psych Services Unit with no evening, weekend, holiday, on-call or after hour responsibilities…and more than 12 paid holidays a year! Come join our team in the #1 most trusted profession—Nursing!
Typical Tasks Include but are not limited to:
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- Perform nursing assessments of adults, as well as children, with mental health, substance use or co-occurring disorder who are receiving medication management services in an outpatient setting
- Administration of injectable medications, completion of primary care screenings, (height, weight and BMI) and follow up if recommended, assess and recording vital signs.
- Provide medication education, crisis intervention and resource information.
- Performs Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) assessments such as Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)
- Coordinate care with both internal (therapists, Case Managers) and external providers, which may include but not limited to coordination of care with primary care providers (PCP)
- Complete urine drug screens (UDS), administer breathalyzer testing, as well as blood glucose monitoring as ordered by providers.
- Assists Program Supervisor in the supervision of nursing staff including selecting or recommending selection, training, assignment, and evaluation of work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.
- Completes all necessary paperwork in accordance with agency, state and federal regulations
- Assists Nursing Supervisor with planning, coordinating, directing and supervising processes within the unit.
Performs other related duties as assigned.
VOCATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENT:
Requires an associate’s degree in nursing.
EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT:
Requires a minimum of three years of related, full-time equivalent experience.
SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
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- Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia or a reciprocal state (according to the Nurse Licensure Compact as prescribed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing).
- May require a valid driver’s license with a driving record that is in compliance with the City’s Driving Standards.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
Employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.
- Listing ID: 15822
- Link to job posting: https://jobs.cityofchesapeake.net/postings/14453
- Expiration Date: 4/3/2025