Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Part-Time - Youth ACT

RADIAS Health is excited to announce a NEW Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team starting this summer!

The Youth Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team is a specialized program designed to provide comprehensive, community-based mental health services to adolescents and young adults aged 14-20 who are living with mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders and reside in the metro area. The program aims to support youth in achieving their personal recovery goals, enhancing their quality of life, and fostering independence.

Key Features:

1. Holistic Care Approach:
• The Youth ACT Team employs a multidisciplinary approach, integrating psychiatric care, therapy, case management, co-occurring treatment, nursing, and peer support to address the diverse needs of each individual.
• Services are tailored to the unique developmental and cultural needs of young people, ensuring that care is both age-appropriate and culturally sensitive.
2. Community-Based Services:
• The program emphasizes delivering services in the community, including at home, school, or other preferred locations, to reduce barriers to access and promote engagement.
• The team is available 24/7 to provide crisis intervention and support, ensuring that help is always accessible when needed.
3. Individualized Treatment Plans:
• Each participant receives a personalized treatment plan developed collaboratively with the youth, their family, and other key supports.
• Plans are flexible and regularly updated to reflect the evolving needs and goals of the individual.
4. Comprehensive Support:
• The Youth ACT Team provides a wide range of services, including psychiatric evaluation and medication management, individual and family therapy, substance use treatment, and life skills training.
• The program also offers support with education, employment, housing, and social integration to help youth build a foundation for long-term success.
5. Family and Peer Involvement:
• Recognizing the importance of family and peer support, the program actively involves family members and peers in the treatment process.
• Family education and support is available to help families understand and navigate the mental health system.

Pay rate: $137.24 per hour

Office benefit package: $45/month subject to change

**Sign-On Bonus of $875 payable after 6 months in role**

The APRN works with individuals served on the Youth ACT Team to provide education on their illness while partnering with the individual and their families to identify medication options that support symptom management and ability to work towards personal goals, while minimizing side effects.

The position is PT at 8 hours per week and may increase to 16 hours as the program grows. Preferred work schedule is Wednesday 8am-4pm but open to considering other schedules too. Start date is late June 2025!

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate psychiatric care for all clients with Youth ACT team, prescribe medications, and evaluate clients for side effects and medication efficacy.
• Conduct Diagnostic Assessments as required. The Diagnostic Assessment shall include psychiatric history, course of illness, response to treatment, mental status examination, use of DSM 5 diagnoses, a summary of strengths and needs recommendations. 
• Communicate assessment results via email or in person, for daily team meetings comprehensive assessment meetings, and treatment planning meetings. 
• Collaborate with the registered nurses on the assessment of clients’ physical health, making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment, and integrating medical treatment with psychiatric treatment.
• Provide support, education, and counseling to family members of clients to help them become knowledgeable about mental illness.
• Provide on-site crisis assessment and management during regular work hours. Provide crisis assessment over the phone during other hours as well as on-call backup to the first-line on-call staff.
• Be actively involved in both acute and long-term psychiatric inpatient treatment including initiation and facilitation of admission.  Provide regular communication and consultation with the attending psychiatrist.  Along with other team members, visit clients in the hospital collaborate with the inpatient staff on the planning and implementation of treatment and discharge to the community.
• Meet with clients and their families in their home or at another community setting a minimum of 50% of weekly work time.
• Submit written r