Registered Nurse Olmsted County ACT Team
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More than a job. Making a difference.

You can make a difference every day as part of Comfort Healths team. Comfort Health located in Rochester, MN was founded over 40 years ago, providing services today in both residential homes and assisted living facilities rooted on values of respect, dignity, and compassion and that caring extends not to only the clients and families we care for, but to our entire team, colleagues, and community.

Currently were looking for a full-time Registered Nurse to join the Olmsted County Assertive Community Treatment team.

The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) is an intensive nonresidential treatment which involves rehabilitative mental health services. ACT helps people become independent and integrate into the community as they experience recovery. ACT provides a single, fixed point of responsibility for treatment, rehabilitation, and support.

This community-based registered nurse position oversees medication management and coordinates with each individuals psychiatric prescribers and medical providers. This position has responsibility to carry out rehabilitation and support functions to assist in treatment, medication education, support, consultation to families, and crisis intervention.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Administering medications, documenting response, maintaining accurate medication lists, and reporting medication errors.

2. Assessing medical and nursing needs and making recommendations for the persons individualized service plan.

3. Providing education regarding mental illness, physical health concerns, chronic disease management, wellness, relapse prevention and medications to individuals, families and team members.

4. Providing case management by referring and connecting individuals with medical, psychiatric and other providers or resources.

5. Evaluating the effectiveness of all psychiatric and medical services, and providing additional coordination, advocacy or intervention as needed.

6. Advocating on behalf of each individual to assure the protection of rights and privacy, as well as assuring that individuals understand complaint and grievance procedures.

7. Must have the ability to participate in weekend and holiday on-call rotations.

LICENSE REQUIREMENTS:

• Current Minnesota licensure
• New Grads encouraged to apply

LOCATION:

• Rochester, MN area.

SCHEDULE:

• Full-Time
• Monday to Friday
• On-Call rotation with other team members

BENEFITS:

• Health Insurance
• 401K with employer match
• AFLAC/Colonial Life Insurance
• Holiday Pay
• Paid Time Off
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Continuing Education Units
• Employee Cell Phone Plan Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• and More!

We pride ourselves on hiring the most compassionate, skilled professionals and we invest in our teams with the tools and resources needed to support personal and professional growth and development; as well as the tools and resources needed to safely perform their duties.

Infection Control CONSIDERATIONS:Our emergency plan adheres to CMS (Medicare) regulations with guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health, and we continue to follow their expert advice as the situation evolves.

If you believe our company and the position of ACT Team Registered Nursed could be the one for you, apply on-line at www.comforthealth.org

Comfort Health is a licensed home health care provider with the Minnesota Department of Health & Medicare/Medicaid certified and we are an equal opportunity employer (EOE/AA).

Compensation details: 85000-95000 Yearly Salary

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