Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care
About the job
Requirements
Licensed Registered Professional Nurse in New York State.
Three years of experience in a psychiatric setting, including at least one year of experience in an outpatient setting, is preferred.
A strong commitment to the rights and ability of people with mental illness to make their own decisions and choices, live in the community, work, and access continuous support and services to enhance wellness.
Ability to work effectively with people and establish supportive, trusting relationships.
Ability to uphold individuals’ rights and treatment preferences, treat everyone with respect and dignity, and interact courteously, politely, and as an active listener when visiting individuals’ and families’ homes.
Valid and insurable New York State driver’s license and access to a personal vehicle for business purposes.
Ability to travel safely between facility levels and to client apartments, including those on second and third floors.
Ability to drive safely, use safety devices, and be medically able to drive; must be an approved driver when using agency vehicles.
Responsibilities
Assess clients’ physical health needs, make appropriate referrals to community physicians, collaborate with medical providers and pharmacies, teach wellness skills, and manage and administer medication under the direction of the team Nurse Practitioner.
Provide culturally relevant, recovery-based services in clients’ homes, the community, or the office to improve psychiatric symptoms, prevent relapses, teach skills, provide direct assistance, and secure necessary community resources.
Conduct person-centered comprehensive health assessments and develop and implement strength-based treatment plans responsive to client needs and goals.
Oversee medication management in compliance with agency procedures and protocols, including administering injectable medications, managing Clozaril protocols, ordering medications, overseeing medication distribution, using a medication step system to support client self-management, and managing the medication room.
Develop and maintain trusting, supportive relationships with clients, families, and community providers, delivering services in a judgment-free, non-confrontational, honest, open, professional, caring, supportive, and growth-producing manner.
Provide support, treatment, case management, community advocacy, and linkage services according to treatment plans; document interventions, client responses, and outcomes.
Respond to crisis situations and urgent needs using sound clinical judgment to ensure client safety and well-being; provide rotating on-call crisis intervention, assess needs, support clients, and intervene as needed.
Provide transportation to clients when necessary using agency vehicles, and use a personal vehicle for client/member meetings in the community and meetings outside the office or program.
Desired Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
Three years of experience in a psychiatric setting, including at least one year of experience in an outpatient setting.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Mohawk Opportunities Inc. · Schenectady, United States · Full-time · Posted 2026-09-11
Workplace: on_site
Description
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
SIGN-ON BONUS $1,500
COMMUNITY BASED MENTAL HEALTH
MONDAY-FRIDAY WITH DAY TIME HOURS
Responsibilities of the Psychiatric Registered Nurse:
The Forensic Assertive Community Team (FACT) Psychiatric Nurse is a clinical staff member of the FACT Community based multidisciplinary treatment team. The Nurse has the lead responsibility for assessing physical health needs; making appropriate referrals to community physicians; collaborating with medical providers and pharmacies; teaching wellness skills; and providing management and administration of medication under the direction of the team Nurse Practitioner. Additionally, the Nurse is responsible for providing a full range of services that are culturally relevant and recovery based. These services may occur in the home, community, or office. Service provision is designed to promote recovery by improving psychiatric symptoms, preventing relapses, teaching skills, and providing direct assistance and securing necessary community resources.
· Conduct person-centered comprehensive health assessments. Develop and implement strength-based treatment plans that are responsive to client needs and facilitate achievement of goals on an as needed basis.
· Oversee all aspects of medication management in compliance with agency procedures and protocols. This includes administration of injectable medications, managing Clozaril protocols, ordering of medication, overseeing processes for medication distribution, utilizing a medication step system towards client self-management, and managing all aspects of the medication room.
· Develop and maintain trusting and supportive relationships with clients, families, and community providers. All service provisions shall be judgement free, non-confrontational, yet honest, open, and delivered in a professional, caring, supportive, and growth producing manner.
· Provide support, treatment, case management, community advocacy, and linkage services, per the treatment plan. Complete required documentation of interventions as well as client’s responses and outcomes.
· Readily respond to all crisis situations and urgent needs using sound clinical judgement in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the individual. Provide on-call crisis intervention services on a rotating schedule amongst team members. Always act to ensure client’s safety, readily assess needs, provide support, and intervene immediately as needed.
· Mohawk's programs and offices are multi-level with stairs only. All employees must be able to travel to all levels of the facility in a safe and reasonable time frame. Client services in the community include visits to clients’ apartments which can be on the second and third floors.
· Provide transportation to clients when necessary, using agency vehicles. In addition, an employee must have a valid NYS driver’s license and must be an approved driver. An employee must always drive in a safe manner, use all safety devices and be medically able to drive. Employees must have access and be willing to use their personal vehicle to attend client/member meetings in the community and meetings outside the office/program.
Requirements
Skills/Qualifications for the Psychiatric Registered Nurse:
1. Licensed Registered Professional Nurse by New York State.
2. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
3. Three years’ experience in a psychiatric setting, with at least one year’s experience in an outpatient setting is preferred.
4. Must have a strong commitment to the rights and ability of each person with a mental illness to make their own decisions and choices, live in the community, work, and have access to continuous support and services to enhance wellness.
5. Must be able to effectively work with all people and demonstrate skills and competence to establish supportive and trusting relationships with all individuals.
6. Must uphold individuals’ rights and personal preferences in treatment and treat everyone with respect and dignity. Continuously acting as a guest in individuals’ homes and family homes, is courteous, polite and an active listener.
7. Valid and insurable NYS driver's license. Must have your own vehicle to use for business purposes. Agency vehicles are available for client transportation.
Benefits
Salary, Schedule, and Benefits for thePsychiatricRegistered Nurse:
· Salary $85,000/annual equivalent.
· Sign-on bonus of $1,500.
· Monday through Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.
· Rotating on call when the office is closed, $210 weekly stipend.
· Excellent benefits, staff training, generous paid time off, and 30-minute paid lunch.
All offers for employment will be contingent upon the candidate having successfully completed background checks.
Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence. Our goal is to provide services and supports that assist individuals living with mental illness to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.
If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Sr. Director of Human Resources at 518-836-3980.