Registered Nurse (RN)

Park Avenue Center is looking for an RN to work within a supportive and nurturing environment.  The RN is responsible for providing medical services and support to clients through group facilitation, individual client sessions, consultation, staffing, care coordination, and medication observation.        

Park Avenue Center (PAC) provides culturally-specific chemical dependency care in the heart of Minneapolis. A top-rated employer, PAC seeks to empower people to improve their lives and to be a place where employees want to work.

Our mission is to Empower People to Improve Their Lives which we accomplish by living our core values of: Clients First - Own It -  Believe It -  Get Better -  Got Your Back

We strive to be  A Place where People Want to Work and Clients Want to Come

WHY PEOPLE ENJOY WORKING AT PARK:

• We are mental health
  • co-occurring since 2008
  • on-site mental health clinic
  • support beyond treatment
• Our extraordinary team
  • multi-year StarTribune top workplace
  • multidisciplinary
  • dedicated support team
• We get issues
  • mental health
  • addiction
  • legal involvement
  • homelessness
  • family dynamics
• Clients first programming
  • gender specific
  • African-American specific
  • individualized care
  • complex programs

PAC is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to work in a positive work environment with a team of supportive professionals.  

Essential Functions:

• Facilitate gender-specific experiential, and education groups and lectures within scope of practice
• Conduct individual client sessions as requested
• Provide health consultation services to clients and clinical staff within scope of practice
• Participate in weekly multidisciplinary staffing meetings
• Complete accurate, detailed, and timely documentation in clients' electronic medical record
• Provide care coordination of services between clients and on-site medical clinic
• Provide support to medication observation team, ensuring clients receive and take medications as prescribed
• Maintain a professional relationship with clients while following a strict code of ethics

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Must demonstrate competence in working with clients with co-occurring disorders; through education, training, and experience
• Ability to work in alignment with company values, goals, policies and procedures
• Knowledge of MN Statute Chapter 245G and licensing and its application to the department and company's policy and procedures; or ability to obtain knowledge after hire
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and cooperative relationships with co-workers
• Ability to maintain excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills in English
• Ability to establish priorities, manage projects, and meet deadlines
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs and electronic medical record software program; or ability to obtain proficiency after training

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Must be licensed in good-standing as an RN in the state of Minnesota
• Must obtain and maintain required continuing education units and training

Additional Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older
• Must be free of chemical use problems for at least the two years immediately preceding hire

Additional Information:

In-person, part-time M-F, daytime hours available with flexible scheduling options.  The wage range is $38-$42/hour based on licensure and experience.  

Park Avenue Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, familial status, membership or activity in a local human rights commission, or status with regard to public assistance.