Nursing Opportunity at DuPage County Health Department!

In preparation for the opening of the Crisis Recovery Center, set to open in late summer of 2025, DuPage County Health Department Crisis Services is expanding the current Crisis Residential team to include Psychiatric Nurse positions.   Crisis Services is located on the DuPage County Campus in Wheaton and provides 24/7 crisis mental health services to County residents who may be experiencing a psychiatric crisis or are in need of additional support for symptoms of mental illness.  Crisis Services staff work as a team to deliver quality care and a quick response to residents in need.  Click Crisis Services to learn more about our program.  For further information on Crisis Residential, click on the link:  https://www.dupagehealth.org/184/Crisis-Residential

The Crisis Recovery Center (CRC) is the critical next step in DuPage County Health Department’s decades-long journey to build the infrastructure needed to support a best-in-class behavioral health system and ensures all DuPage County residents will have “someone to call, someone to respond, and somewhere to go” when experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis.  The CRC will help residents de-escalate, stabilize, and connect to community resources catered to their individual mental health and substance use treatment needs.  The building design and operations will ensure individuals and their families feel welcome, respected, and secure throughout every step of their care. The CRC serves as an alternative to hospital emergency departments and simplifies access to crisis care for all individuals, families, and first responders. Please go to the Crisis System Expansion page on the DCHD Website for additional information.

This on-call position requires working at least three 12-hour shifts per month, as needed, with weekend and evening availability.  

Responsibilities

• Performs nursing and case management activities in Crisis Services
• Completes nurse-to-nurse consultations for referrals
• Reviews relevant medical documentation (lab results, hospital discharge paperwork)
• Conducts nursing assessments for those admitted to Crisis Residential
• Assists in decision making related to client admissions & continued stays within Crisis Services
• Provides nursing support to prescribers
• Facilitates groups related to medications & medical issues
• Assists clients in medication self-administration 
• Ensure accurate medication lists & observation records
• Assists clinical staff with integrated assessment & treatment plan process
• Participates in team meetings, shift change meetings, etc. to ensure continuity of care for clients across shifts.
• Consults with staff, clients & their families regarding medical & medication issues
• Completes work in a manner to support site compliance with medication storage & disposal
• Refers clients to appropriate resources as needed
• Participates in emergency response activities as assign
• Good knowledge of practices and principles of nursing and psychiatric nursing; good knowledge of relevant social and economic factors influencing client behavior; good knowledge of local health resources; good knowledge of medical records preparation and maintenance techniques.

Requirements

Completion of either an Associate’s degree in Nursing or Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and two years of psychiatric nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.  

Preferred Requirements

Experience working in withdrawal management/detox/substance use/addiction medicine.

Certified Addiction Registered Nurse (CARN)  

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