Mental Health Registered Nurse

Salary:  $$50.00 to $55.00 Per Hour Depending on Experience

MHM Services, a Centurion company, is proud to be the provider of mental health services to the California Department of State Hospitals-Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT).  The FACT program is a statewide system that provides an unlocked, supervised living environment with 24-hour staffing. FACT's model of care is centralized services with a slow transition to community-based services.   Services needed to support community reintegration include but are not limited to the following:

• Forensic mental health treatment through individual and group therapy settings
• Life skills training
• Day socialization groups
• Collateral contacts
• Home visits
• Substance abuse screenings
• Psychiatric services
• Case Management
• Court reports
• Psychological assessments

We are currently seeking a full-time Mental Health Registered Nurse with MHM/Centurion at our Forensic Assertive Community Treatment Program (FACT) in Vallejo, California.  

Under the direction of the Program Director, Mental Health Registered Nurse will provide nursing care to patients in a forensic community setting to meet service delivery requirements of the FACT Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to identify and respond to a wide range of mental and physical health needs.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities Include:  

• Provides nursing services to individuals who have been found incompetent to stand trial, not guilty by reason of insanity, or are offenders diagnosed with a serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders (serious mental illness and substance use disorder(s)).
• Collaborates with multidisciplinary team to provide necessary psychiatric nursing care to patient in the community and housing facility.
• Contributes to multidisciplinary individualized treatment plans, collaboratively with other treatment providers and the participating patient.
• Administer ordered medications and implement relevant treatments. Evaluate, monitor and document results/outcomes of mediations and treatments
• Monitor and document medication administration and treatment implementation as directed at time of administration.
• Acquire and maintain current clinical knowledge and skills and professional standards.
• Participate in the monitoring, requisition, and documentation of the use of medical supplies and equipment as directed
• Stores medications in a safe and accurate manner and monitors medications to ensure adequate accountability.
• Participates in treatment team meetings; have an understanding of the importance of interdisciplinary care and how to engage in this process.
• Provides direct and indirect nursing care to meet physiological, psychosocial, and emotional needs of the patient.
• Implements and evaluates patient education offerings and activities; provides education and activities for patients.
• Proactive in performance improvement activities as demonstrated by participating in the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) program (peer review; record reviews; membership on the CQI committee as requested) and modifying clinical practices based on CQI recommendations.
• Ensures compliance with all facility/DSH/house and Company policies, Federal and State laws, regulations, and guidelines.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the Judiciary, District Attorneys, Public Defenders, Parole Agents, DSH staff, and local law enforcement officials.
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with the community agencies that could positively impact community opportunities for patients.
• Identifies and maintains professional boundaries to preserve the integrity of the therapeutic process and relationship.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Schedule: 

• Tuesday through Saturday 8:00am to 4:30pm

MHM/Centurion offers a comprehensive benefits package for our full-time team members including:

• Health, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Flexible Spending Account
• Continuing Education benefits
• Much more...

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited institution required.
• Must hold valid unencumbered registered nurse license in California. 
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital, a behavioral health (inpatient or outpatient) center, correctional facility or a community behavioral health center preferred.
• Knowledge of mental illness and co-occurring-disorders; a basic understanding of the criminal-legal system preferred.
• Ability to plan, organize, develop, and document services in a manner that maximizes accountability; strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to work independently, set and meet deadlines, and demonstrate productivity.
• Ability to interact well with varied levels of managerial, clinical, court, and administrative staff in community environments.
• A valid automobile driver’s license, appropriate automobile insurance, and a safe, reliable, registered automobile available for use during work is required.
• Active in-person CPR certification required along with current tuberculosis screening.
• Must be able to pass background investigation and obtain agency security clearance as required by DSH.