APRN | Corrections Psych Mental Health

ALTRES Medical is immediately seeking full-time APRNs to start ASAP. Opportunities available in Hilo on Hawai'i Island!

Upon hire, you will receive health insurance, 401(k), holiday and vacation pay, employee discounts on a variety of services and entertainment, and many other amazing benefits!

Apply today to be considered.

Hours

Full-time, varying day/evening shifts

Location

Hilo, Big Island

Pay

$64.88 an hour

Responsibilities

• Assess, diagnose and treat the mental health needs of patients.
• Administer screening instruments and conduct semi-structured intake interviews to assess all detainees/inmates for acute and/or persistent mental health needs.
• Document completion of segregation rounds and any observed and/or reported deterioration of a detainee’s mental health condition.
• Refer detainees/inmates to qualified health care providers as clinically indicated.
• Monitor the mental and behavioral status of detainees/inmates housed in the Special Holding Unit (if applicable) and those detainees/inmates on watch status (i.e., suicide watch, safety watch, Structured Living Unit).
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with members of the health care unit as part of a multi-disciplinary treatment team in order to provide appropriate treatment planning and step-down plans for detainees/inmates.
• Obtain and review medical, mental health, and institutional records of detainees/inmates.
• Assist with various mental health clinics with 704 evaluators or psychiatrists.

Qualifications

• Current Hawaii APRN license.
• Current BLS CPR w/AED.
• Previous experience in mental health.
• Strong communication (verbal, written, interpersonal) skills.
• This is an in-person position. Telework is not available.