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Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for patients in Child/Adolescent Day Treatment programs. Provides
assessment and group therapy for patients and their families. Coordinates the patient’s plan of care and ensuring nursing duties are completed daily.
Responsibilities/Job Description: - Provides clinical and program services to patients and their families
- Timely treatment and appropriate responsiveness to immediate therapeutic needs
- Facilitates psycho-educational therapy groups, individual therapy or patient support groups.
- Communicates to interdisciplinary team, physician, program manager, program supervisor any clinical or
medical concerns.
- Assesses patient care needs and identifies expected nursing outcomes
- Involves the patient, family and other multi-disciplinary team members in gathering data.
- Performs admission interviews, health and social history assessment
- Plans and implements nursing care plan, modifying and evaluating as needed.
- Documents data and identified outcomes
- Correctly administers medication
- Is knowledgeable of medication policies
- Aware of actions, contradictions and potential side effects related to medications administered to patients.
- Observes and documents outcomes.
- Facilitates self-administration medication programs as directed.
- Contributes to and monitors therapeutic treatment plan.
- Collaborates with patient, family and other multi-disciplinary team members to develop therapeutic treatment plan.
- Identifies outcomes that are age appropriate, culturally appropriate, realistic and attainable,
- Documents the treatment plan to assure continuity throughout the continuum of care
- Plans and facilitates discharge.
- Demonstrates the ability to advance evidence based practice by utilizing standards, guidelines and pathways for care delivery.
Incorporates data and information into practice to continually improve care and practice so that patient outcomes are enhanced.
- Reports directly to the Clinical Supervisor.
Required
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or Behavioral Science
Experience
Three years in mental health or related setting
License/Certification/Registration
Current Registered Nurse license in Minnesota
Basic Life Support Certification
