Requirements:

• Must be at least a Registered Nurse with one year of psychiatric experience.
• One year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Must have physical dexterity in order to assist in client physical interventions when necessary.
• Must be able to walk between the various buildings.
• Must complete and pass agency Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training and maintain certification.
• Must be able to lift 30 lbs.
• Must possess verbal and written communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license is required.
• Must be able to adjust to job requirements.
• Ability to implement agency policies and programming including but not limited to the following, maintenance of therapeutic milieu, personnel practices, management practices, and positive discipline.
• Must be eligible for Act 33/34 and FBI clearances.
• Must be able to identify with the agency Mission Statement and support the agency’s Core Values.

• Group dynamics
• Child and adolescent development
• Behavior management and modification theory
• Individualized services model
• DPW Regulations
• Problem solving/Conflict Resolution
• Personnel practices/policies
• Management practices/agency policies and guidelines
• MH RTF Regulations
• JCAHO MH Standards
• Psychotropic medication management
• Nursing practices