Reports to: CSP Manager or County Director or Medical Director

Type: Exempt 

Position Summary: Provides direct nursing services and mental health clinical treatment to a variety of individuals, which may include children/adolescents, adults and geriatric consumers.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Administers medications and evaluates and monitors consumers for medication side effects.

2. Provides consumers with up-to-date information regarding medications and their side effects.

3. Coordinates medical care and interventions with staff and psychiatrists.

4. Provides consultation to staff regarding medical issues.

5. Provides medical screening assessment to consumers as needed.

6. Draws blood for lab work, monitors consumer’s vital signs.

7. Provides evaluations, problem identification, crisis interventions and individual and/or group therapy to assigned consumers.

8. Develops service plans, monitors treatment progress and follows up at disposition times.

9. Coordinates consumer's use of other Center programs and outside community resources.

10. Provides services (including intensive services for individuals and families) in a variety of settings such as office, consumer homes, hospitals, law enforcement facilities, etc.

11. Maintains accurate and timely clinical records consistent with Center standards.

12. Serves on emergency rotation schedule to provide 24-hour on-call; responding to and providing services to emergent situations.

13. Participates in meetings, in-services and supervisory sessions as required. 

14. Performs other Other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

Education: Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Masters Degree in Nursing preferred.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado. Certified as a Psychiatric Nurse.

Experience: Minimum of two years experience in nursing field.