Registered Nurse Ketamine Infusions (Tues/Weds/Thurs)
Boulder, Colorado
RN
Posted Aug 23
- Shift
- 8-hour
- Hours a week
- 24
- Unit
- Psych
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour · 3 a week · 24 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Behavioral Health
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Colorado is $37/hr, across 585 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
We are looking for a part time nurse to perform Ketamine injections for Ketamine Assisted Therapy patients (Tuesday through Thursday 8 hours a day).
Who We Are
Delos Psychiatry is a growing practice based in Boulder, CO with an emphasis on cutting-edge treatments, including ketamine-assisted therapy, integrative psychiatry, and TMS. We want to give patients the best possible psychiatric care they can find. We have a familial culture and want our employees and partners to live happy, meaningful lives.
Benefits
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- $40 per hour
- Accrued sick time is provided in accordance with Colorado law.
- 4 weeks of PTO (12 days)
- 401(k) eligibility begins after 90 days of employment.
Skills/
Qualifications
- Unrestricted nursing license in the state of Colorado
- Excellent bedside manner and people skills
- Reliable transportation
- Experience with Ketamine, Ketamine Therapy, or Psychedelic Therapy strongly required.
- Must be comfortable supporting clients through a 2 hour session
- Living with 30 miles of Delos Psychiatry preferred.
Job description
- 1-5 sessions per day
- One hour appointments for Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy or 2 hour appointments for Ketamine Infusions without Psychotherapy.
- Administer Ketamine intramuscular injections to Ketamine Assisted Therapy patients.
- Administer IV Ketamine or intramuscular injections to Ketamine Infusion only patients.
- Ask patients screening questions prior to injection.
- Obtain weight, vitals, and pregnancy tests before injection. Screen for nausea and motion sickness.
- Update controlled substances log.
- Communicate with Ketamine team on scheduling, dose adjustments, and other related modalities.
- Monitoring patient response during sessions and escalating concerns to the clinical team as needed.
- Other admin or nursing tasks as needed.
Pay: $40.00 per hour
Benefits
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
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Requirements
- Unrestricted nursing license in the state of Colorado
- Excellent bedside manner and people skills
- Reliable transportation
- Experience with Ketamine, Ketamine Therapy, or Psychedelic Therapy strongly required.
- Must be comfortable supporting clients through a 2 hour session
- Living with 30 miles of Delos Psychiatry preferred.
Place
- City
- Boulder, Colorado
- Rent against this pay
- 49% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $87,493/yr
- Metro price level
- 5% above the national average
$2,018 median rent against $4,160 a month at $40/hr for 24 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Boulder area index 105.2, where 100 is the national average.
Boulder sits where the Rocky Mountains meet the plains, offering outdoor-loving RNs world-class hiking, climbing, and cycling right outside their door. Home to the University of Colorado, this health-conscious community centers on the lively Pearl Street Mall. Expect a fit, educated population and easy access to major hospital systems along the Front Range.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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About the employer
You would work in person at Delos Psychiatry, a growing Boulder outpatient practice built around ketamine-assisted therapy, integrative psychiatry, and TMS. The RN posting is part-time, Tuesday through Thursday, eight-hour days. Your day is IM or IV ketamine, one to…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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