Registered Nurse (ACT Team)
Location
Anchorage, AK | United States
Job description
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Registered Nurse |Alaska Behavioral Health
ACT Team
Who We Are Our mission is to strengthen Alaska communities and improve the lives of our clients by delivering exceptional behavioral healthcare services.
We believe all Alaskans, with all mental health and addiction needs should have access to the best possible care. We are committed to helping Alaskan’s recover.
About the Team The Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team is community based and supports some of the community's most acute individuals with chronic mental illness and substance use in Anchorage, Alaska. The work is fast-paced, unpredictable, and requires risk management within the ACT model. The ACT Team provides services to previously homeless individuals suffering from mental illness or a substance use disorder.
What You’ll Do - Maintain a caseload and work with other members of the ACT Team to promote stability, recovery, and community integration
- Monitor vital signs, glucose, medication side effects, etc. and report findings as required
- Administer and provide medication to patients according to physician/ANP/PA orders
- Work with team and patient in developing/following the optimal treatment/service plan
- Participate in facilitating crisis interventions, referrals, and hospitalizations as appropriate
Good To Know - Position is based in Anchorage, Alaska
- Full-Time, Non-exempt
- Pay Range $37.83 to $48.96 DOE *SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE*
- Student Loan Repayment and Tuition Assistance is Available – Professional Growth is encouraged!
- AKBH offers generous benefits including two healthcare options for employees and their dependent children, 401k with immediate vesting and up to 5% match, 3% automatically contributed by AKBH, and 3 weeks of PTO for the first year, and 6 weeks of PTO after the first year, as well as 10 paid holidays.
What We Need from You - You’re a Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska, knowledgeable in psychiatric nursing principles and practices
- You have experience in community-based services, and experience working with dually diagnosed population is a plus!
Alaska Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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