RN Nurse Manager bei Clearfork Academy

Description

Reports To: Director of Nursing

MISSION STATEMENT: Leading adolescents to a new legacy.

The mission of CLEARFORK ACADEMY is to offer the highest quality and professional, substance abuse and mental health

treatment across a full continuum of care.

We are committed to treating patients and their families with the highest regard and respect as clients work toward reaching their

highest growth potential in their recovery process. This is accomplished through the strict adherence to the highest ethical standards

of care and policies and procedures set forth by the Texas Department of State of Health Services and the Joint Commission.

SUMMARY

The Nurse Manager at CLEARFORK ACADEMY is responsible for assessing clients in an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment

program and administering medication according to state, accreditation, and facility policies and procedures. The Nurse Manager

works directly with the Director of Nursing, BHT/ MHTs, and other clinical staff and medical staff to ensure nursing

components of the organization are appropriately coordinated. The Nurse Lead is also responsible for performing advanced

indirect and selected direct patient care duties in support of the clinical process in a competent manner and completing any

associated clerical functions. The Nurse Lead serves as the senior medical staff member when the Director of Nursing is away

AGE/PATIENT POPULATION(S) SERVED

Age of Patient Population Served: Adolescent and Young Adult Males

Population Served: Persons meeting DSM 5 criteria for substance use disorders with or without co-occurring psychiatric illness

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Delivers appropriate indirect and selected direct patient care at a competent level as directed by the Director of Residential Services and/or director, physician, or registered nurse within the scope of approved LVN skills inventory according to the needs/age of the patient/population served; collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to plan, expedite, and promote quality patient care; employs critical thinking skills when identifying and responding to patient needs.
•  Performs, monitors, and documents vital signs. Collects urine drug screens on all admissions and random UDS on all RTC, PHP and IOP patients, as appropriate. Attends facility/community meetings and groups, conducts Program Orientation, searches belongings, collects unauthorized items to be placed in a secured area; conducts patient rounds and perimeter checks to ensure the safety of all patients.
•  Ensures safe care to patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards of care.
•  Performing, completing, and validating assessments, utilizing proper grammar, spelling, and complete sentences without using unapproved abbreviations.
•  Administering and documenting vital signs, CIWAs, COWS, fall assessments/precautions, seizure precautions, suicidal/homicidal assessments, nutritional assessments, pain scales, anxiety scales, craving scales, standard and infection control precautions.
•  Observation, documentation, audit functions, education, and record keeping of all observed, inventoried, destroyed, and prescribed medications.
•  Administering medications via oral, sublingual, inhalation, auricular, topical, vaginal, and rectal routes and performing scheduled and PRN vitals as appropriate and enters medication orders into the electronic medical record.
•  Collaborates with staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and assists medical team with creating plans of care for complex high-risk patients.
•  Executes teaching programs for patients/families and aidsstaff in program implementation.
•  Work closely with physicians to provide education and counseling for clients and other organizational health care providers on optimal use of medicines (e.g., proper use, avoidance of over medication).
•  Provide nursing care adapted to the individual patient needs based on the nursing process, which includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
•  Direct patient care, including the reporting of observed changes in mental status and/or physical condition, response to emergencies, safety risks.
•  Documents nursing incidents and medication errors.
•  Ensures to use the utmost of care in protecting the confidentiality of client records in accordance with state and federal laws.
•  Completes lab requisitions as needed for weekly lab draws and UDS and blood draws for patients as needed.
•  Maintains on-call availability to handle emergencies or when short staffed.
•  Manages nursing staff daily activities.
•  Assists Director of Nursing in performing competency check offs for staff to remain within compliance.
•  Assists Director of Nursing in ensuring nursing responsibilities are being completed.
•  Assists Director of Nursing in monitoring and ordering supplies for the nursing team.
•  Assists Director of Nursing in training new employees and in onboarding and orientation.
•  Works alongside Director of Nursing in ensuring staff is trained in EHR system.
•  Assists Director of Nursing in documentation of medication errors for reporting purposes.
•  Assists Director of Nursing in screening and interviewing for new team members.
•  Performs other duties and tasks as required

Requirements

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education, Training, and Experience Required:

•  Bachelor’s Degree in related field of study Health Sciences, Public Health, Nursing, etc. (preferred)
•  Current and unrestricted licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing as an LVN or RN.
•  At least 3 years’ experience as a staff nurse preferably in the field of chemical dependency and/or behavioral health.
•  Current Basic Life Support certification
•  Current Handle with Care Physical Holding Certification

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