Job Profile:
- Are you passionate about behavioral health nursing? Do you enjoy supporting individuals as they re-engage and develop as members of the community?
- Does the idea of working with adults by engaging them in their recovery and providing health education and medication services support excite you with an opportunity to provide the caring of a nurse to those in our communities who are in need?
- Do you want to be in a place where you can build effective relationships with your clients by making real impacts with a vulnerable population through working with needy clients involved in the correctional system or experiencing severe and persistent mental health issues?
- Are you looking for a flexible schedule with no mandated overtime and weekend shifts? Time to take care of your own mental and career health?
- Do you want to be working directly with clients to improve their ability to function and to meet them where they are, to provide education, connection, and assistance in a role where you will be making an impact within a challenging and rewarding settings?
- Would you like to contribute and support a team through growth and development of nursing and support staff, use of change strategies to drive quality outcomes, and grow and develop your leadership skills?
- Would you like to support the effectiveness and growth in the nursing division by engaging your supervisory experience with co-workers and by contributing to quality improvement, program growth and delivery of care by the nursing team?
If this engages your interest, we want you on our team today!
What's in it for You:
- Mon-Fri Business Hours - No Night Shift or Weekends
- Full time job with benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability and retirement plan)
- Engaged employer who believes you are a key factor in delivering our mission to the community
- Training; Personal and Professional growth opportunities
- Strong team that will support you
What we need for this job:
- Unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in Colorado or the ability to be licensed in Colorado at time of hire
- One year nursing experience as
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) -OR-
- Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with community mental health experience
- Valid BLS (Basic Life Support) certificate at time of hire
Preferred:
- Relevant Mental Health, Community Nursing or Nursing Supervisory experience OR
- Nursing experience in another nursing discipline and are looking for a change without leaving nursing, we offer Training, Education, and On-the-Job support. Re-invigorate your career with a change that allows you to move away from shift and weekend work; and re-engage your love of nursing while caring for some of the neediest people in our communities.
- Experience working with adults on probation and/or with Severe and Persistent Mental Health (SPMI) needs; or are strongly motivated to learn
- Natural curiosity, high emotional intelligence, and substantial tolerance for ambiguity
- Strong experience managing complex client situations, health concerns, and nuances
- Basic knowledge of recovery-focused nursing services related to the safe and appropriate administration of behavioral health treatment in a Community Mental Health Setting
We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to receive the annual influenza vaccine. Medical exemptions or religious accommodations may be requested.