Registered Nurse

Description

Nexus-East Bethel is looking to add to our Registered Nurse staff at our youth and teen psychiatric residential treatment facility!

For more than 50 years, Nexus has empowered thousands of children, families, and adults to find hope and healing. What started in 1972 as a single program in Minnetonka, Minnesota, has grown into a nationally recognized network across five states. As a progressive leader in youth and family mental health, we’re driven by a clear mission: to close gaps in care and create brighter futures for those we serve.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Pay and Schedule:

• Full-time opportunity
• Overnight schedule - 7:00pm-7:30am: Thursday -Saturday
• On-site position: 900 189th Ave NE, East Bethel, MN 55011
• Pay range: $43-48 per hour

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Position Summary:

Our Nurse (RN) promotes the health and well-being to Nexus Family Healing residents by providing client-centered health care services, in accordance with Nexus Family Healing policies, procedures, and protocols.

Resident Medical Care

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams regarding medical aspects of client admissions.
• Communicates medical concerns and coordinates necessary follow-up appointments and/or referrals with interdisciplinary teams both internally and externally.
• Collects and reviews clients’ medical data and ensures that medical records are current and accurate.
• Assesses nursing implications of all data about the resident and determines the need to communicate with the physician.
• Monitors acute and chronic medical conditions of clients; provides treatment or consultation as needed.
• In emergencies, gather relevant information and assesses client status. Provides appropriate care and/or treatment, directs others as necessary, and collaborates on referral to a higher level of care if appropriate.

Treatment Team Collaboration

• Serves as a resource to staff and other interdisciplinary teams regarding client medical concerns.
• Collaborates with the treatment staff to develop individual client treatment plans.

Implements, monitors, and coordinates medication administration to clients

• Verifies, counts, and administers medications to residents.
• Educates clients on medication side effects, adverse effects, and drug interactions.
• Monitors clients daily for side effects, adverse effects, and/or drug interactions.
• Ensures client prescriptions are filled, and the appropriate amount is maintained through each client’s stay within the residential milieu.
• Monitors medication logbooks for completion and accuracy.

Staff Meetings & Required Training

• Completes all required trainings that are department/role specific & facility-wide requirements.
• Maintains and stays up to date with trainings and certifications (i.e., online trainings, internal and external in-person trainings, CPR certification, nursing license, first aid and safety, medication administration, and infection control etc.
• Participates in internal training opportunities with community partners.

Client Confidentiality

• Ensures client information remains confidential and compliant with Nexus policies involving client privacy, informed consent, and confidentiality standards for clients and their families.

Requirements

 Required Education and Licensure:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Valid Registered Nurse License
• 1+ years of related nursing experience
• First Aid/CPR/Infection Control certification
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulatory agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must have the ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
• Must be open to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, considering factors such as language, traditions, and values.
• Successfully participate in and complete a three-part Therapeutic Crisis Intervention exam and training

Nice to Have:

• 1+ year related nursing experience in a residential setting

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

APPLY TODAY TO BE CONTACTED BY OUR RECRUITING TEAM! When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!