What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse for Mobile Crisis Team position at BALTIMORE CRISIS?
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Job Title: Registered Nurse for Mobile Crisis Team
Candidates must be a Maryland Licensed Registered Nurse
Position Type: Full-Time and Part-Time
Shifts Available: Full-Time: 10-6pm, 12-8pm, 3-11pm and 11pm-7am
Part-Time: Saturday and Sunday 1pm-9pm
Job Scope: The primary goal of this position is to provide mobile mental services including evaluation, crisis intervention, referral, and/or treatment to Hotline referrals and clients of BCRI. Our Mobile Crisis Team runs in Baltimore City. Each Team includes a Registered Nurse and a Mental Health Therapist. Performance is reviewed through employee supervision, evaluations, and client records. To achieve this goal, the following duties are expected:
- Provide a full range of crisis stabilization services and support to clients with a variety of behavior health symptoms.
- Conduct health assessments for individuals in crisis in Baltimore City
- In collaboration with a Mental Health Counselor, provide appropriate crisis intervention, supportive counseling and de-escalation of clients as needed.
- Offer individual and group teaching to clients on somatic conditions and medication compliance
- Demonstrated proficiency with EHR systems and Microsoft Office
- Other duties as required
Educational/Position Requirements: Registered Nurse License with the Maryland Board of Nursing required. BSN preferred. Applicant must have a valid driver’s license.
Required Experience: One year of mental health/addiction experience and ability to work with multiple projects and demonstrate a strong commitment to teamwork.
Physical Demands/Work Conditions/Hazards: Moderate walking, standing, climbing stairs, and sitting required. Light lifting may be needed. Transporting of clients and their belongings in agency vehicle may require minimal support and assistance depending on client needs. Will visit clients in various community settings (homes, hospitals, businesses, and streets). Office work is in a well-lighted and ventilated environment. Potential exposure to highly charged, stressful and emotional situations with the potential exposure to aggressive encounters.
Fulltime Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Vacation, Sick, Personal, and Holiday Leave. Medical participants receive a $1,500 debit card to cover eligible deductible and copay expenses.
Part Time Benefits: 403(b) Retirement Plan and Sick/Safe Leave
COVID-19 considerations:
Because we are a healthcare service-oriented non-profit organization serving Baltimore City and want to provide a safe working environment for our employees, we require all new hires to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, subject to a verifiable medical and religious exemptions which does not cause undue hardship in protecting those we serve and fellow employees.
About Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc:
Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc. (BCRI) is a private, non-profit organization with a proven track record of providing behavioral health crisis services to individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. Established in 1992, the BCRI mission is to provide timely and effective behavioral health crisis response services and treatment in the least restrictive environment.
BCRI serves Baltimore as the city’s first and only comprehensive crisis response system of care, providing a telephone crisis hotline, mobile crisis teams, medical detoxification, case management, crisis residential alternatives, in-home support and critical incident response teams, along with community and police education services.
Learn more by visiting our website: www.BCResponse.org
