Community Wellness RN
Apply NowCompany: Woods Services Inc
Location: Jersey City, NJ 07305
Description:
Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of Bridgeway's Community Support Services.
As a Bridgeway Community RN you will experience the joy of helping people thrive in their community. You will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your nursing 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.
Benefits
Salary: Starting $40/hr - depending upon education / experience
Job Summary
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.
About Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services facilitates, promotes, and fosters recovery from mental illness and co-occurring problems. We inspire and support individuals to become productive citizens who are fully engaged in their communities by creating opportunities for wellness, independent living, learning, working and social inclusion.
As a Bridgeway Community RN you will experience the joy of helping people thrive in their community. You will join an evidence-based program and a dynamic team for the opportunity to learn and refine your nursing 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.
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, 403b, basic life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, EAP
- Eligible for medical benefits after 30 days of employment
- 10 paid holidays (an 11th after 2 years of employment), generous vacation and sick time
- Sign-on bonus
Salary: Starting $40/hr - depending upon education / experience
Job Summary
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.
- Perform a comprehensive rehabilitation needs assessment (CRNA)
- Develops, implements, monitors and updates the Individualized Rehabilitation Plan/Individual Recovery Plan (IRP) and Perform therapeutic rehabilitative skill development
- Perform crisis intervention
- Utilizes Illness Management and Recovery (WRAP) wellness curriculum
- Perform evidence based practices including Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral and Educational Strategies, Permanent Supportive Housing, IMR and WRAP.
- Medication management to persons served and education to non-medical staff
- Provide supervision of LPN(s)
- 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.
- Education to members of the team in the area of psychiatric nursing and physical health care.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred
- Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing program and possess and maintain licensure, in good standing
- Valid NJ Registered Nurse license
- Minimum one-year experience in community nursing preferred
- Vehicle and valid driver's license required; no more than one moving violation within the past 12 months
About Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services facilitates, promotes, and fosters recovery from mental illness and co-occurring problems. We inspire and support individuals to become productive citizens who are fully engaged in their communities by creating opportunities for wellness, independent living, learning, working and social inclusion.