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JOB SUMMARY:
The Registered Nurse Crisis Care Center provides psychiatric, medical, and medication assisted treatment nursing services which includes assessment, treatment planning, administering medications, monitoring for medication side effects, providing medication/illness education, and providing laboratory services where indicated.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Provide an ongoing assessment and develop treatment goals and objectives as identified through the prescribing provider's assessment.
- Provide nursing interventions such as lab work, medication/illness education, administering medications, delivering of medications, making internal/ external referrals as identified, monitoring consumer progress, symptoms, and medication side effects.
- Maintain medication and supply storage areas in compliance with Mount Rogers CSB procedures, licensure regulations, and state/federal law.
- Document nursing activities in the individual's electronic record and keep all records up to date according to established policies/procedures.
- Attend and participate in meetings such as clinical staffings, business meetings, and nurses' meetings. Keeps mandatory training up to date.
- Assist and consult with agency prescribers in regard to scheduling, medication orders, consumer status, and consumer needs.
- Provide community education and consultation services when needed.
- Work closely with Crisis Care Center team to insure that medical needs of the individuals presenting for services are identified and appropriate interventions are obtained.
OTHER DUTIES:
- May provide nursing services, as scheduled/assigned, throughout the Mount Rogers CS catchment area.
- May provide specific agency mandatory training (for those nurses competent and trained in the particular area); e.g., Medication Administration Training (initial and recertification), First Aid and CPR, REVIVE, Medication Aide, etc.).
- Perform such other duties as assigned by supervisor.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Extensive knowledge of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse disorders.
- Experience in detox/substance use services.
- Knowledge of broad range of treatment modalities.
- Skills in diagnostic and statistical techniques such as DSM-V.
- Knowledge of personality and /or behavior theory.
- Skills in recording, interviewing, assessing, decision making, and treatment planning.
- Knowledge of psychotropic and medication assisted treatment medications, indications, and contraindications.
- Knowledge and skill in laboratory testing.
- Exhibits supervisory skills.
Minimum Requirements
EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:
Graduate in nursing from an accredited college/university with Boards (Virginia or multi-state) within ninety (90) days of graduation. Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
