Weekend Registered Nurse

SALARY RANGE

WORK ASSIGNMENT DETAILS

Waukesha County's Department of Health and Human Services is seeking a talented and compassionate nurse to serve community members working towards bettering their mental health. The Mental Health Center is certified to provide mental health and substance use inpatient treatment services and maintains a close working relationship with Waukesha Memorial Hospital and other community agencies and partners.

The Mental Health Center currently has a Weekend Registered Nurse opportunity.

This opportunity will provide you with:

• A great place to begin or continue your career goals
• A secure job filled with challenge and endless opportunity that provides high satisfaction when making a difference in someone's life
• An opportunity to contribute to society and Waukesha County
• A high percentage of time with patients delivering specialized care
• Support of a large Health & Human Services department
• Work with experienced clinical leaders
• Opportunity to master new clinical skills
• An environment where innovation is encouraged
• The ability to be creative and suggest new paths to patients
• Ongoing training for personal and professional development
• Work-Life balance; nurses at the Mental Health Center rarely work weekends or holidays
Earn excellent pay and benefits which includes a well-funded, stellar retirement plan
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The Mental Health Center Team Vision
The services offered at the Mental Health Center focus on resilience, successful community living, and great life satisfaction. The hardworking staff aim to provide meaningful participation of consumers and their recovery teams (families or other chosen support systems) as partners in the recovery process. The staff also strives to provide active participation and consumer feedback through the CCS Coordinating Committee. This flexible and creative workforce empowers consumers to lead their recovery journey by building skills and efficiently utilizing available resources, including natural supports, to achieve positive recovery outcomes. It is an honor when new staff join this team, it can be considered a calling to do this important work.

For more information on the Mental Health Center watch here: https://youtu.be/lSWwpzExG38 .

This inpatient Weekend Registered Nurse work assignment is responsible for:

1. Providing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care for behavioral health patients consistent with ANA standards.

2. Administering medications and treatments as prescribed and observing for cause and effect; reporting findings to physicians.

3. Participating as a member of the nursing team providing treatments and nursing services.

4. Providing direct nursing care for mentally ill and physically ill patients.

5. Providing therapeutic one-on-one interactions with patients.

6. Participating with supervisor in orienting, instructing, assigning, and evaluating nursing personnel.

7. Participating in planning and organizing inpatient services and programs to meet the needs of the acute, chronic, or short-term crisis of the mentally ill.

8. Participating in the evaluation of treatment planning for each client with other mental health staff.

9. Serving as a representative to the general public, community agencies, and professional groups, interpreting mental health services, and promoting mental health programs.

10. Accurately maintaining records of patients mental and physical condition, nursing care provided, and treatment administered in an electronic medical record.

11. Completing procedures for admitting, transferring, and discharging patients.

12. Interpreting and communicating medical nursing policies and programs among nursing personnel, allied professions, patients, and families.

13. Performing emergency government duties as assigned in the event of a Waukesha County Emergency Government declaration.

14. Assisting in restraining physically aggressive patients and de-escalating psychologically or emotionally agitated patients.

15. Performing other duties as assigned.

CLASSIFICATION SPECIFICATION

To view the full classification specification for Weekend Registered Nurse click here.

Minimum Training & Experience Requirements
1. Graduation from a recognized registered nursing education program.
2. Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in Wisconsin.

About Us:
Waukesha County prides itself on operating in a business-like manner and is recognized as a leader delivering high quality services with competence and skill. With our vision of "Leading the Way", we value teamwork and collaboration, ethics and diversity, communication, efficiency and cost savings, innovation, and the wellbeing of our staff and the citizens we serve. Employees are provided professional development opportunities and encouragement to learn and practice continuous improvement and LEAN principles as we regularly ask ourselves "Is there a better way?"

Location:
Located in the City of Waukesha, our campus offers an on-site café and fitness center, free parking, and easy access to interstate highway systems. Waukesha County offers a perfect blend of urban and rural living where one can enjoy the benefits of quiet rural lake communities or opt for nearby attractions that the greater Milwaukee area offers including vast beach and park systems, public markets, performing arts, music festivals, and sports including the Milwaukee Admirals, Brewers, Bucks, Wave, Marquette University Golden Eagles and the UW-Milwaukee Panthers Basketball programs.

EEO:

Waukesha County is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in employment and adheres to all Federal, State and County Equal Employment Opportunity laws, policies, plans, rules, regulations and ordinances. The County recognizes and accepts its important leadership role in providing for equal employment/service opportunities. It is the express policy of Waukesha County to promote equal employment opportunity among all who are employed by Waukesha County and who seek employment with Waukesha County.

For further information visit: https://www.waukeshacounty.gov

The County does not sponsor applicants for work visas. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.