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If you are mission driven and want to help the lives of people in your community, we have a place for you on our Team! Â
The ACT Registered Nurse is responsible for conducting psychosocial assessments; assessing physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; providing management and administration of medication in conjunction with the psychiatrist or psychiatric APRN; providing a range of treatment, and support services. The ACT Registered Nurse is a positive team player that promotes a culture of inclusion and participation.
Required Education and Experience
- Associate degree in Nursing
- Must be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Kentucky
- Must have a valid driver’s license, reliable operating transportation, and proof of current auto insurance
Preferred Education and Experience
Qualifications desired:
- Bachelor’s Degree in NursingÂ
- One year providing treatment to individuals diagnosed with serious/persistent mental illness
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Attend daily collaborative team meetings
- Care coordination for scheduling of clients’ medical appointments
- Track and administer clients scheduled long-acting injections
- Work with agency pharmacy for clients’ medication refills and delivery
- Provide ACT clients with medication education and disease process education
- Conduct weekly medication management groups
- Participate in rotating on-call schedule for after-hours crisis calls
While we welcome all to apply, there are some position specific background stipulations that must be met to comply with various regulatory and contractual requirements.
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New Vista prohibits discrimination and harassment against any applicant, employee or contractor based on sex, race, color, age, national or ethnic origin, religion, physical disability, mental disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state or local law.  This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, working conditions, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, wage and salary administration, employee benefits and training. It is also the company’s policy to prohibit all forms of retaliation against any individual who has complained of harassing or discriminatory conduct, encouraged another to complain, participated in an investigation into such complaints, or opposed unlawful discrimination.
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