Registered Nurse - The Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) : Job Details

Job Title: Registered NurseJob Summary:We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) team and make a positive impact on the lives of our clients. A Registered Nurse will be key support to the IMT team, which specializes in providing comprehensive services to individuals with complex needs who are frequently impacted in different systems, such as behavioral health, housing, and criminal legal system.As a Registered Nurse on the IMT team, your primary role will be to deliver health assessments, counseling, psychoeducation, and medication management services to a caseload of participants. You will work within the framework of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) principles, ensuring that at least 80% of your services are provided in the community. This role requires a strong commitment to ethical and regulatory guidelines while promoting recovery, wellness, and optimal health for our clients.Our IMT team is a multidisciplinary group, including psychiatric care providers, registered nurses, behavioral health specialists, and peer support staff. Together, we provide a range of services such as crisis intervention, medication-assisted treatment, individual and group therapies, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing support, and linkage to primary medical care. Our ultimate goal is to improve our clients' quality of life, promote community integration, and enhance their overall well-being while also addressing community safety concerns.Salary: The salary for this role is $98,000 per year.Shift Hours: This position is full-time Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pmLocation Address: 2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Boulevard, New York, NY 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.Workplace Flexibility:

• This position is Flexible: This position has flexible work flexibility where for which staff have flexibility to complete their work day from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work.

What you will be doing:

• Improve the overall health of program participants, including promotion of physical and mental health integration.
• Conduct health screenings, provide linkage to primary and specialty care, and educate on health and wellness.
• Perform blood draws, monitor and administer psychotropic injections consistent with consumer needs preferences and practice standards, and prepare of medication to be dispensed.
• Complete progress notes and assessments in the electronic health record within a timely manner.
• Work with external stakeholders – such as hospitals, shelters, jails, primary care – to achieve positive client outcomes.
• Provide services in a strengths-based, recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally sensitive manner.

What we are looking for:

• Active New York state license as a Registered Nurse
• At least two years of experience working with adults who have needs in the areas of mental health, substance use, trauma, violence risk, homelessness, frequent psychiatric hospitalizations, and criminal legal system involvement
• Experience in a multidisciplinary setting and field-based clinical work preferred
• Strong commitment to social justice and the CASES mission
• Individuals with lived experience are encouraged to apply

Preferred but not required:

• Previous use of an electronic health record, Footholds AWARDS preferred
• Fluency in Spanish a plus

Benefits:CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for. CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.