RN - Crisis Intervention at medstaffingnetwork

Job DescriptionJob DescriptionDuties:     • Engage the homeless on city streets, subways, and parks and conduct medical, mental health and safety assessments.• Encourage the street homeless population to seek shelter in New York City.• Provide the homeless population with needed services by ascertaining if there is a reasonable cause to believe that a homeless individual has a mental illness or medical condition for which immediate observation, care and treatment in a hospital is appropriate.• Evaluate a person’s mental health condition to determine if such person appears to be mentally ill and is conducting himself or herself in a manner which is likely to result in a serious harm or substantial risk of physical harm to themselves or others.• Assess a person’s mental health condition to determine if such person manifest homicidal or violent behavior which places others in reasonable fear of physical harm.• Determine the appropriate mechanism for transporting a person in mental crisis to the appropriate C.P.E.P (Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program) location, if necessary, with the assistance of Law Enforcement (Sheriff’s Department or NYPD),• Collaborate with outreach teams regarding the continuum of care and the appropriate discharge planning.Skills:     • Candidates with strong verbal and interpersonal communication skills and those who have taken courses in mental & behavioral healthEducation:     • A valid New York State Registered Nurse License.