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WellPower  envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support.   Our Guiding Principles: Person Centered.  We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.   Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery. Integrity.  We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do. Organizational Resilience.  We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship. Position Summary:   Provide direct nursing services, mental health assessments, and treatment to the people we serve with severe and persistent mental illness. You will obtain, record, and communicate important clinical information, and provide clinical services within a multidisciplinary team environment. Department Specific Information: This is an inpatient position with our Behavioral Health Solutions Center and is a 24/7/365 first responder drop-off location for individuals in the community experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Compensation & Benefits: Psychiatric Nurse I (LPN) - $30.12 - $31.62/hour Psychiatric Nurse II (RN) - $39.06 - $40.56/hour Psychiatric Nurse III (BSN) - $43.08 - $44.58 Awake Overnight Differential: $3/hr Language Differential - $2.50/hr for bilingual proficiency in Spanish & ASL For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/   The posted range represents the full hiring range. Offers will not exceed this range, the majority of candidates are placed near the midpoint based on experience and qualifications.   Job Duties & Functions:   Provide psychological problem identification, crisis interventions, and similar services to assigned patients. Provide limited case management services to people we serve as needed. Assist consumers with psychological and social development and rehabilitation. Coordinate consumer’s use of other WellPower programs and outside community resources. Coordinate medical care and intervention with other clinical staff and psychiatrist(s). Draw blood for lab work for patients. Monitor consumer’s vital signs. Periodically provide community injections Administer medications including intramuscular medications. Maintain accurate and timely clinical records consistent with WellPower standards. Participate in team/organization meetings, in-services, and supervisory sessions as required. Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing. Perform other duties as assigned.   Requirements & Qualifications:   LPN Graduation from accredited school of nursing. Licensed as a Practical Nurse in good standing with the Board of Nursing of the State of Colorado. RN Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Colorado. License must be in good standing. Minimum two years nursing experience; experience in a behavioral health or outpatient clinic preferred Experience with the severe and persistently mentally ill or similar populations strongly preferred. BSN Bachelor of Science in Nursing  Experience 1-3 years of experience working with consumers with a serious and persistent mental illness preferred     Work Location: BHSC Crisis Center 2929 W 10th Ave. Denver, CO 80204.   Shift/Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, & Friday 7:00pm-7:30am Physical Requirements: