Clinical Nurse II Outpatient (Behavioral Health) - Eatontown, NJ - Full Time (Day Shift)

Description

Why Join Our Team?

• Located about 5 miles from the Jersey Shore, the Eatontown location is seeking a full time nurse to join our growing multi-disciplinary team. Our location features a collaborative team of administrative staff, mental health professionals, registered nurses, psychiatrists and advanced nurse practitioners. Our Adult Program, which focuses on Men’s Trauma and Young Adult mental health, is in need of a full time day nurse. Our nurses play a vital role in how our team functions. Being the first to evaluate new patients, our nurses have tremendous impact engaging new clients. They have consistent interactions with our clients throughout their eight to ten week treatment stay. Additionally, nursing office is located right on the milieu with our clinical manager and treating providers for quick collaboration and teamwork.
• The schedule for this position is 8am-4:30pm, no weekends and no nights.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Provide direct patient care, including assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient’s physical and behavioral health needs on a continuous basis
• Respond to or assist with medical emergencies
• As part of the multi-disciplinary team, you will participate in decision-making, teaching, and coordination of care
• Provide initial and ongoing education to patients and their family
• Keep up to date with knowledge of medications, specifically psychotropic medications- including side effects, contraindications, therapeutic levels, and required/advisable health maintenance.
• Administered medications as prescribed by provider. This includes injectable forms of medications which may require outpatient coordination at the time of discharge to ensure continuity of care
• Maintain accurate documentation and logs
• Collect vital signs, weight, height, waist circumference, urine drug screens as ordered or as it applies to standard policy
• Demonstrate strong organization, therapeutic communication, and leadership skills
• Adhere to all state nursing standards and policies as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures

Benefits You’ll Receive at PMPH/Penn Medicine:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, RX coverage plan options that best fit your personal & family needs
• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts (FSA/HAS) to save pre-tax dollars
• 403b Retirement Savings: Our employer contribution begins on Day 1 of your employment
• Generous Paid Time Off benefits that give you the work-life balance today’s world needs
• Prepaid tuition assistance is available to benefit-eligible employees for approved courses of study after completing six months of employment.

What We Require for this Role:

Education

• Associate’s degree in Nursing required
• Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred

Related Work Experience

• 15 months of RN experience required
• Previous behavioral health experience preferred.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT

• Active Registered Nurse license in the state of New Jersey required.

We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, marital status, familial status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, citizenship status, military status, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable law.