Integrated Health Nurse

Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority is currently recruiting a full time Integrated Health Nurse.

This is a Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. work schedule job.

ABOUT LENAWEE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY

We have been providing services to some of the most vulnerable members of the Lenawee County community for over 40 years. Our agency provides or manages a full array of services to adults and children with mental health issues, emotional disturbances, substance use disorders, and developmental disabilities. Our mission is to create a path to resilience, recovery, wellness, and self-determination. We feel a responsibility to identify needs and work with our community partners to identify solutions. Our priorities are to offer a welcoming environment, integrated care, community benefit, community inclusion, innovation, and improvement.

Working for us, you will find an organization that is dedicated to the well-being of the people we serve as well as our community. A career with us is challenging and rewarding. We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to diversity in our workforce. In addition to rewarding work, our employees enjoy competitive pay, excellent benefits, good work-life balance, and a positive work culture.

The Integrated Health Nurse identifies LCMHA consumers who have or are at risk of chronic health conditions and makes recommendations for management of their ongoing treatment, and completes skilled nursing tasks for consumers receiving services through the Medication Clinic. The candidate will:

• Complete various health assessments to inform treatment and determine medical necessity of Community Mental Health Services.
• Work collaboratively with agency psychiatrists to ensure individuals have timely access to needed medication, including injections, as well as monitoring efficacy and side effects.
• Promote coordination and collaboration to integrate care with internal and external treatment professionals.

The qualifications for the position are:

• Associates degree in nursing is required (a Bachelor's degree in nursing is preferred).
• Licensed by the State of Michigan to practice as a registered nurse.
• Three years' experience working with people with serious mental illness. Experience with intellectual/developmental disabilities and/or youth with serious emotion disturbance a plus.
• Basic computer knowledge, including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;

Bi-lingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

The annualized starting salary for this position is $53,937 per year (based on a 37-1/2 hour work week).

The benefits package includes:

Employees receive a generous paid leave benefit, and paid leave begins to accrue on an employee's first day of employment; an employee would receive about 22-1/2 paid days off in the first year. The number of paid leave hours an employee accrues is based on length of service; the paid leave time accruing increases after one year, five years, and ten years of employment.

Employees receive scheduled annual salary increases, starting after one year of employment.

Paid Holidays -- LCMHA observes 13 paid holidays per year; employees are eligible for paid holidays as of the first day of employment.

Employees are eligible to enroll in comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance as of the first day of employment.

• Medical insurance: the agency covers:
  • 100% of the cost of medical insurance for two of the plan choices and 98.5% of the cost of medical insurance for the third plan choice (for employees who enroll at the employee-only coverage level).
  • At least 86% of the cost of medical insurance for employees who enroll at the employee-plus-one or family coverage level (depending on the plan selection).
• Vision insurance: the agency covers 87% of the cost for all coverage levels;
• Dental insurance: the agency covers 100% of the cost for all coverage levels.

Employees who have medical insurance coverage elsewhere are given a medical insurance opt-out payment (as of the first day of employment).

Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance (at no cost) -- coverage starts on the 91st day of employment.

Retirement Benefits: participation starts as of the first day of employment.

Current Openings for Integrated Health Nurse Jobs at Lenawee Community Mental Health Authority