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Psychiatric Field Nurse (RN)

Up to $52.00 hourly

TAG MedStaffing

Last Updated: 12/10/24

Job Description

Job Overview - Psychiatric Field Nurse (RN):
Join our client as a Psychiatric Field Nurse (RN) in Philadelphia, PA, providing community-based care to individuals with severe mental illness. This field-based role, requiring travel across Philadelphia County, allows you to make a direct impact by coordinating behavioral and physical health services for homeless individuals.

Compensation: $52/hour
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (Full-time)
Setting: Fieldwork across Philadelphia County


Responsibilities as the Psychiatric Field Nurse (RN):
  • Care Coordination: Oversee the behavioral and physical health needs of service participants, ensuring that care aligns with physician orders and psychiatric nursing practices.
  • Medication Monitoring: Manage participants' medications, providing psychiatric nursing services and ensuring compliance with treatment plans.
  • Community-Based Care: Conduct health and biopsychosocial assessments in the field, with approximately 75% of work in community settings.
  • Collaborative Care: Work as part of a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team to help participants reach their maximum level of functioning in the community.
  • Consultation: Collaborate with team members on participant care plans, coordinating routine medical, vision, lab, and dental appointments.
  • Documentation: Maintain accurate and timely records of medical histories, treatments, and assessments, ensuring compliance with agency and state requirements.
Qualifications for the Psychiatric Field Nurse (RN):
  • Licensure: Board Certified Registered Nurse (RN), licensed in Pennsylvania.
  • Experience: Experience providing psychiatric services in community mental health settings.
  • Knowledge: Expertise in psychiatric care and the ACT model, with strong clinical knowledge.
  • Skills: Excellent organizational, communication, and analytical abilities.
  • Other: Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record required.
Application Notice: Qualified candidates will be contacted within 2 business days of application. If an applicant does not meet the above criteria, TAG MedStaffing will keep your resume on file for future opportunities and may contact you for further discussion.



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