IDD NURSE - CADILLAC

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health Authority (NLCMHA) recognizes the value of and employs people with lived experience and believes strongly in Recovery and a Culture of Gentleness. To this end, this position requires a commitment to creating and maintaining a culture that “Expects Recovery” and “Encourages Gentleness.”

This is a professional position assigned within a variety of settings, including the interdisciplinary team and case management. The Nurse primarily works in residential group homes (both Agency operated and contractual), family homes and day program facilities. It also involves work with a variety of populations across the entire lifespan, but primarily with developmentally disabled persons served. Although the expectations for the position may vary from program to program, the overall primary function for this position is to ensure that nursing/health programming is appropriate and suitable and consistent with generally accepted standards of persons served care. This position reports to the Operations Manager, as assigned. This position has no direct supervision responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Design, administer, evaluate and update nursing/health care programs as appropriate.
• Conduct nursing appraisals and health screenings as appropriate.
• Facilitate coordination of persons served care between and among NLCMHA psychiatrists, primary care, providers, consulting specialists, and other providers as needed.
• Review persons served care for quality and appropriateness of health interventions. Report suspected deficiencies in persons served care to supervisors and work collaboratively to find solutions to improve care quality within the scope of the Nurse's responsibilities.
• Participate in interdisciplinary staffing meetings and other pertinent persons served care meetings and/or staff meetings.
• Provide ongoing case consultation to other members of the interdisciplinary team, including Agency staff and contractual providers, relative to nursing and health care services.
• Provide information and resources to persons served, caregivers, guardians and staff relative to specific diagnoses, and health conditions.
• Administer medications and perform other medical procedures such as injections, as persons served needs dictate, in accordance with applicable policies/procedures and nursing standards of practice.
• Conduct AIMS/DISCUS testing.
• May deliver medications to persons served as requested and observe setup of persons served medications.
• Participate in Quality improvement case review procedures, including person served/ guardian satisfaction.
• Maintain knowledge of mental health symptomatology, intervention and treatment strategies, particularly as they apply to the developmentally disabled individuals.
• Provide occasional crisis intervention services related to treatment of persons served health issues. (In the event the nurse consultant may need to be incorporated into the formal crisis services system for mental health care, the Agency will provide adequate training.)
• Provide urgent health/nursing services to assigned persons served as needed and other registered persons served within the IDD Team.
• Coordinate with other agency staff procurement of adaptive equipment and medical/dental services.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Nursing degree
• Two (2) years of experience in providing services to consumers who have mental health needs and developmental disabilities is preferred.
• Training and expertise in geriatric, day programming and/or consultation may be required.
• Registered Nurse Licensure with the State of Michigan
• Additional certification may be required
• Credentialed by NLCMHA to provide services in this professional discipline

PAY: $64,782 - $74,282

BENEFITS:

• Medical Insurance (4 options)
• Dental Insurance (2 options)
• Vision Insurance (2 options)
• Health Savings Account
• Healthcare and dependent care flex spending account
• MERS Retirement Plan (with Employer matching up to 5%)
• Guaranteed step increase every year on your anniversary
• Paid Time Off (18 days in 1st year)
• Holidays (13 days)
• Sign On Bonus
• Referral Bonus (when you refer someone to join our team)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• This position may require irregular hours
• This position may require travel by personal vehicle if an agency vehicle is not available
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasionally: lifting up to 25 lbs with or without assistance, stretching/reaching, exposure to hazardous material, stooping (bend at waist)
• Frequently: exposure to blood borne pathogens and infectious disease, hand/finger dexterity, talking in person, talking on the telephone, hearing in person, hearing on the telephone, vision for close work.

NLCMHA EEO Statement

Northern Lakes CMH Authority is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a work environment that respects the dignity and worth of each individual and is free from all forms of employment discrimination, including harassment, because of race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Northern Lakes CMH Authority will provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities or based on sincerely held religious beliefs, in accordance with applicable laws. Hiring decisions are based exclusively on merit, qualifications and business needs.