Community Health Nurse (Front Door Diversion)

This Role Requires A Car

Pay: 82,800 - 95,220 annually

$3,000 Sign-On Bonus!

Monday - Friday 8am - 4:30pm 

The Community Health Nurse will provide direct client care, health education, and coordination of care.  The role is accountable for coordinating and facilitating client’s services across the various levels of the care (ie outpatient, inpatient, specialists, hospital admissions, respite care, etc) for the Front Door Diversion team clients.  The Community Health Nurse will work with clients directly in the community (70%) engaging them in the community settings.  

The Community Health Nurse will provide supervision and consultation for the team and clients on illness, self-management, and medication monitoring, training etc.  They will collaborate with the treatment team, providers, and others on client plans of care to ensure quality standards are met.  The Community Health Nurse will provide strengths-based, client-centered, and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse/addiction disorders utilizing a harm reduction approach and motivational interviewing skills.  

Responsibilities

• Make initial and ongoing assessments and treatment plans regarding clients’ health problems to prioritize and guide nursing interventions.
• Address health needs of clients with serious mental illness and substance use disorders; i.e. administer specified medications, including long-acting injectable antipsychotics, obtain vital signs, point-of-care testing (POCT) etc.
• Document in electronic health records according to Trilogy’s policies for assessments, injections, and progress notes.
• Collaborate with clinical and non-clinical staff on client care plans and ensure quality standards are met.  Evaluate effectiveness, monitor progress, and effect change as needed. 
• Attend agency wide nursing meetings as scheduled and supervision meetings with both supervisors and nurse manager.
• Ensure clients and staff have education related to individual clients’ health needs.
• Perform and consult on medication reconciliation process and document as needed in EMRs.   
• Serve as client advocate, collaborate with the team, and link clients as needed to services in the community (eg medical specialists) for complex coordination of care.   
• Coordinate client care by transporting to and attending medical appointments in the community as necessary.
• Provide individual-based motivational treatment to clients to assist them in their recovery from mental illness.
• Provide client-centered and trauma-informed services to clients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse/addiction disorders.
• Attend daily team meetings to provide updates to team on client’s current needs.
• Perform other related duties and/or projects that may be assigned to support the agency as a whole.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse with the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Professional Regulation
• Valid Illinois Driver’s License with daily access to a vehicle.  Must have $100,000/$300,000 auto liability insurance.
• Nursing experience in a community mental health setting or working with psychiatrically disabled or other disabled populations highly preferred
• Experience in care coordination highly preferred

Benefits:

• FREE Virtual Primary Care, Urgent Care, and Mental Health Counseling for ALL Employees
• PAID Maternity/Paternity leave
• Medical Insurance (BCBS of IL)
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term & Short-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• FSA (Health, Dependent Care, Transit)
• Telemedicine
• EAP
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match