• Job Description

  Req#: 4692702
  The Psychiatric Nurse is a valuable member of our Behavioral Health team who is responsible for the care of high-risk clients and crisis intervention. Serves as liaison to community agencies. Participates in the development and/or assessment of treatment plans. Participates in the development of services for high-risk populations.
  
  To be successful in this role, we are looking for someone who
  • Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates an understanding of the likely effect of one’s words, actions, appearance, and mode of behavior on others. Maintains stable performance and emotional control even when faced with opposition, pressure, and/or stressful situations.
  • Communication: Respectfully listens to others to gain a full understanding of issues. Comprehends well, asking questions when clarification is needed. Presents information clearly and concisely orally and in writing; appropriately adapts message, style, and tone to accommodate a variety of audiences.
  • Problem Solving: Meets internal and external customers’ needs in a proactive manner that provides satisfaction for the internal or external customer within the resources that can be made available.
  • Adaptability: Adapts to change and different ways of doing things quickly and positively. Do not shy away from addressing setbacks, ambiguity, or shifting timelines. Maintains performance with changing circumstances. Manages change-related stress well; deals effectively with varying people and situations.
  • Collaboration: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals. Works with employees within one’s program and across the Agency to achieve shared goals. Treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a professional and courteous demeanor. Values the contributions of others.
  • Inclusion and Cultural Competence: Supports and promotes an environment that respects, values, and holds opportunities for all, regardless of individual differences.
  • Organizational Awareness: Combines job knowledge and broad organizational knowledge to help achieve the Agency’s Vision. Able to prioritize tasks in order of value and urgency, allocating time and resources effectively based on appropriate priorities.
  • Attention to Detail: Thoroughness in accomplishing a task through concern for all the areas involved, no matter how small. Monitors and checks work or information and plans and organizes time and resources efficiently.
  • Stewardship: Careful and responsible management of entrusted resources – including people, time, finances, supplies, and materials. Maintains ethical actions.
  • Personal Accountability: Consistently demonstrates a results orientation. Sets and achieves goals, working in a way that meets deadlines and standards. Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member. Displays honesty and truthfulness. Appropriately confronts problems quickly and accepts their role in them when necessary.
  • Critical Thinking: Builds a logical approach to address problems or opportunities. Manages the situation at hand by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base. Calls on other references or resources as necessary.
  • Planning and Organization: Establishes a systematic course of action for self or others to ensure the accomplishment of a specific objective. Sets priorities, goals, and timetables to achieve maximum productivity.
  
  Schedule: M-F 8 am-4 pm1. Provides professional psychiatric nursing care related to physician’s orders in conformance with recognized nursing techniques and procedures, established standards, and administrative policies of the department.
  2. Provide aggressive outreach to hard-to-reach clients through home visits and appropriate treatment methods, if applicable to the program.
  3. Participates in the development and implementation of services for high-risk populations in conjunction with other behavioral health staff and/or as directed by the Program Coordinator.
  4. Acts as liaison with pharmaceutical suppliers and representatives in acquiring, storing, and tracking medications.
  5. Provides ongoing case management services for a caseload at a level agreed upon by the supervisor.
  6. Respond to inquiries, and give appropriate information referrals, and documents, if necessary.
  7. Involved in quality improvement activities on an ongoing basis.
  8. Conducts crisis intervention/evaluation/referral to persons who present themselves at the program.
  9. Performs initial evaluations and assessments of potential clients regarding their appropriateness for participation in the program.
  10. May provide direct services to clients including individual and group treatment.
  11. Focuses on client empowerment in providing treatment, seeking to assist clients to build on strengths in addressing treatment needs.
  12. Facilitates with clients and collaborates with the treatment team to develop, review, and update treatment goals and referrals both internally and externally.
  13. Organizes and participates in treatment-related clinical conferences and staffings on assigned clients.
  14. Provide education and direction to clients, family members, and/or significant others.
  15. Takes responsibility for training in and documenting clinical chart requirements to meet program and state standards.
  16. Participates in collection of client fees including completing forms for third-part coverage and discussing balances due with clients, as appropriate.
  17. Participates in staff meetings, in-service training, and seminars to facilitate professional growth and maintain licensure if required.
  18. Meets minimum productivity expectations.
  19. Maintains an awareness of and professional involvement/collaboration with community resources.
  
  
  1. With an Associate’s degree, five years of experience in psychiatric or behavioral health nursing is required, or
  2. With a Bachelor’s degree, one year of experience in psychiatric or behavioral health nursing is required, or
  3. With a Master’s degree, no experience required
  4. If a recovering person, they must have two years of demonstrated sobriety.
  
  
  

  As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center have been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

  Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found at https://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

  Currently, you must reside in Illinois or Wisconsin to work for the Lake County Health Department. Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, and drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

  The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

• About the company

  Lake County is situated in the northeastern corner of the US state of Illinois along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Notice