Wellness Registered Nurse

*Expect Success at Bridgeway!We make a difference in people’s lives by supporting their life goals \- our employees and the people we serve alike.We invest in our employees through competitive compensation and benefits, best practice training, and fostering a team\-oriented culture that promotes career development. We nurture an environment that values diversity, where inclusivity, equity, and belonging thrive.At Bridgeway, Everyone Learns and Grows together.We give you our best, so you can unleash your full potential.*

Make a Future at Bridgeway!

Who we are: Bridgeway values and promotes quality clinical and administrative practices to foster the best outcomes for persons who come to us for behavioral healthcare. We offer a work environment that supports teamwork, creativity, innovation, professional growth and dedication to the work. At Bridgeway, we never stop growing and innovating our vision of behavioral healthcare for the future.

Why you should apply: As a Registered Nurse, you willjoin an evidence\-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your clinical and engagement skills and accomplish your dream of helping people to make progress on their unique recovery journeys. The work is sometimes challenging and always rewarding by engaging with persons we serve and co\-workers as we all learn, grow, and thrive.

Department: Tri\-County RIST

Salary: $78,000

Location: Annadale, NJ

Work hours: Monday\-Friday 9:00am\-5:00pm (Days/Times Flexible)

Position Overview: As part of the Community Support Services team, provides comprehensive rehabilitation needs assessment and nursing assessment, direct\-support services, care management and primary health care to persons served. Assures that the medical needs addressed in the hospital are continued in the community. Provides support and education to other team members in nursing/medical treatment and health care. Nursing practice supervision is provided in group format quarterly by the Bridgeway Bridge\-to\-Wellness Medical Advance Practice Nurse.

Essential Job Functions

Create and Maintain:

• A wellness and recovery\-oriented environment by using person\-first language, respectful documentation, and person\-centered planning. All services provided will promote wellness and recovery outcomes.
• A culture of compliance with internal and external policies, regulations, laws and high ethical standards

Community Support Services Responsibilities:

• Perform a comprehensive rehabilitation needs assessment (CRNA) which may include collaboration of other team members.
• With input from team members develops, implements, monitors and updates the Individualized Rehabilitation Plan/Individual Recovery Plan(IRP) Perform therapeutic rehabilitative skill development as outlined in the CSS Regulations.
• Offer services appropriate to meet person’s served needs as identified in the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Needs Assessment (CRNA) and included in each individuals IRP.
• Perform crisis intervention
• Coordinate and manage services in conjunction with the team.
• Utilizes Illness Management and Recovery, WRAP and other relevant health and wellness curriculum to ensure overall wellness is a key focus in the individual’s recovery plan
• Perform evidence\-based practices that are appropriate for implementing community support services. This may include Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral and Educational Strategies, Permanent
• Supportive Housing, IMR and WRAP.
• Crisis intervention services for persons served with acute medical needs whose circumstances and conditions require rapid intervention.
• The frequent monitoring and assessment of the mental and physical health status of persons receiving services including ongoing assessment for metabolic syndrome. May use a variety of tools to monitor vital signs and medical condition as indicated in the IRP’s.
• Supervision of medication management for person served in need of such assistance.
• Provide supervision of LPN(s) and develop plan of care for identified person served.
• Participate in individual and group supervision. Actively seek own supervision with supervisor.
• Mental and physical health education, community living skill training and supportive counseling in the home and other natural environments to consumers and significant others, often focusing on psychiatric medications, side\-effects and wellness.
• Technical assistance and education to members of the team in the area of psychiatric nursing and physical health care.
• Prepares a medication education curriculum that is presented to non\-medical staff on an ongoing basis.
• Consults with Hospital and community medical professionals regarding physical healthcare and wellness needs and coordinates physical healthcare appointments for individuals in preparation for discharge into the community.
• Coordinates care management with other service providers and resource people regarding the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation needs of the person receiving services.

Requirements:

Education/Certifications:

• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing program and possess and maintain licensure, in good standing, in the State of NJ as a Registered Nurse. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred

Experience:

• Minimum of one\-years’ experience in community nursing preferred
• Experience working with people with mental health and/or substance use preferred

Driver’s License, Vehicle:

• Valid driver’s license required
• No more than one moving violation within the past 12 months
• Vehicle required

EXCELLENT BENEFITS:

• Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD\&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
• Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment
• Flexible work schedules, clinical training series, leadership development program
• 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment), generous vacation and sick time

*Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services is committed to inclusive hiring and dedicated to diversity in our work and workplace culture. We provide equal opportunity for employees and applicants in all aspects of the employment relationship, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, military or veteran status, disability, age, religion, or any other classification protected by law; and we strongly encourage candidates of all identities, experiences, orientations, and communities to apply.*