Team Lead, RN

Ranked one of Tennessee’s top places to work, MHC is a rare and special place where outstanding company culture is intentional. Where clients and associates are treated the same, as equals.

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) was formed in 1993 to serve individuals with severe and persistent mental illness.  Since then, we have expanded our services to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee.

Our sole purpose is to support and treat those challenged with serious mental illness and poverty. Although based out of Nashville, we serve several communities across middle and East Tennessee with satellite offices in Antioch, Gallatin, Dickson, Columbia, Cleveland, Murfreesboro, Clarksville, Cookeville, Chattanooga, and Memphis. 

If you are interested in joining a team that is caring, collaborative, innovative and energizing this might be a great place for you!

Job Title: Nurse, Lead (EPS)

Position Summary

To provide leadership and mentorship for nurses, as well as, provide mental health services to the Agency

Schedule: Nights (7p-7a)
 

Responsibilities:

• Assess, monitor, and provide care for consumers 

• Communication with leadership regarding staff issues

• Serve as point of contact for nursing at EPS- Exhibiting strong positive collaboration with other disciplines to better serve consumers.

• Ensuring administrative tasks are completed per shift- Audits, Incident Reports, Supply needs, etc.

• Assist with crisis and consumer escalations.

• Adjusting nursing roles to meet the care needs of the consumers as census or acuity changes

• Management of walk-in wait times and assisting with heavy periods of walk-ins

• Management and collaboration with hospital referrals

• Assist with delivery of now doses of meds/emergency/urgent meds

• Ensure compliance with staff breaks

• Function as preceptor for nurses in training.

• Participate in monthly team lead meetings with Director of Nursing

• Encourage teamwork and collaboration.

• Display interpersonal skills: written & verbal communication, active listening, clarity, confidence, and empathy

• Cultivate a culture that drives high performance and drive consumer safety and quality outcomes.

Other Responsibilities

• Responsible for attending all mandatory in-services, continuing education and annual health requirements

• Comply with all Corporate Compliance policies, practices and procedures

• Report all unethical activities to supervisor, Corporate Compliance Office, Values Hotline number or Human Resource Director

• Comply with all OSHA and safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe practices or accidents to supervisor, Safety Supervisor and/or OSHA Coordinator

• Will be compliant with the relevant regulations concerning the privacy and security of consumer’s protected health information (PHI) as established by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)

• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals

• Perform other duties as assigned

• Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill

• Follow all policies and procedures set by the Agency

Essential Skills

• Valid Tennessee Registered Nurse license with Psych & Mental Health Nurse Certification

Essential Requirements

• Valid Tennessee Driver’s License

• Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR)

• Acceptable Criminal Background Investigation

• Personal Automobile Insurance

Core Competencies

Clinical Skills

• Obtains up to date thorough knowledge of psychiatry and psychopharmacology
• High level of communication skills with consumers
• Familiarization with APA Practice Guidelines (American Psychiatric Association), current journals and other published information.

Communication

• Ability to communicate with different levels of consumers and co-workers
• Good ability to do written evaluations

Time Management / Organization

• Meet deadlines
• Prepared for meetings
• Progress Notes and Medication Orders are entered timely
• Plan PTO in advance
• Flexibility to adapt to different clinical settings when needed (Routine, Urgent, Emergent)

Joint Commission Competencies

• Provides consumer focused services to consumers