Staff Nurse - Mental Health and IDD Care

About the Role

Join The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD as a Staff Nurse and unleash your innovative spirit! This Staff Nurse remote position is part of an interdisciplinary team dedicated to providing nursing care to individuals with mental and developmental disabilities in various settings. Embrace creativity, utilize the nursing process, and contribute to transforming care within the standards of practice.

What You'll Do

• Contribute to suicide care and prevention by applying a trauma-informed approach rooted in safety, trust, choice, collaboration, and empowerment.
• Utilize a five-step systematic process (nursing process) to deliver consumer services, including assessment, analysis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Demonstrate decision-making that is clinically sound, systematic, timely, well-researched, and reflective of state and Agency practices.
• Perform technical nursing skills within the scope of practice for an RN and in accordance with Agency policies and procedures.
• Document relevant information regarding nursing care in consumer records, charts, and reports.

Requirements

• Education: Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN) required; RN license required; Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of nursing experience; 2 years preferred, with at least 1 year in mental health/behavioral health/intellectual/disability nursing.
• Knowledge of Texas Board of Nurse Examiners Nurse Practice Act and Standards of Nursing Practice.
• Effective communication skills (verbal and written) and positive interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate well with others and work effectively as a team member.

Nice to Have

• Experience with therapeutic communication and understanding of infection control procedures.
• Knowledge of pharmacology and basic medical equipment.
• Demonstrated initiative and self-direction.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary of $85,000 per year.
• Robust retirement plan with generous company matching.
• Paid Time Off accrual with prior service credit.
• Cell Phone Discounts and exclusive entertainment deals.
• Free Headspace subscription for mental wellness.
• Employee Assistance Program for overall well-being.
• Eligibility for student loan forgiveness programs.