Registered Nurse chez Mainspring Recovery

Description

Job Summary:

The Registered Nurse provides knowledgeable and caring clinical practice and care coordination to residential clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Provision of safe, therapeutic care in a holistic environment.
• Assess and triage client medical needs to determine whether urgent, emergent or stable and refer clients as appropriate during daily morning sick call and throughout the day as need be.
• Refer clients to urgent care, emergency department, dental, PCP, or on-site provider as clinically indicated.
• Review medications for all new incoming admissions and update patient profile with Express Care.
• Complete initial intake including vital signs and weight for all new admissions.
• Monitor vital signs, weight, blood sugar, pain assessment, etc. as requested by medical and/or psychiatrist as part of client’s treatment plan.
• Organize all medication carts in alphabetical order by patient name, discard and/or return any outdated or discontinued RXs.
• Document progress note on all client-nurse interactions in the medical record as well as send emails to staff detailing those interactions
• Consult with admission coordinator, clinical director, and medical provider on admissions with complex medical needs, chronic care problems and/or polypharmacy.
• Review process for requesting sick call appointments and medication administration times with new admissions.
• Maintain an updated medication list on a daily basis as medications, dosages and administration times for clients are changed by medical providers.
• Verify all labs are completed timely as ordered. Review, print and scan all lab results into client’s chart. Notify medical provider or psychiatric provider of any abnormal lab values.
• Review count for controlled substances each shift.
• Staff PPD screening annually and for new employees.
• Consult with treatment team including counselors, therapists and recovery support specialists on client’s progress and ongoing medical care needs.
• Schedule appointments with outside providers and/or specialists as referred by medical provider and/or psychiatric provider.
• First Aid and medication management.
• Performs all other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION/CREDENTIALS

• Must hold a current Virginia state RN license and must maintain license renewal in accordance with the standards of the state of Virginia.

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 6 months of Registered Nurse clinical experience.
• Mental health and residential substance use disorder nursing experience preferred

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to visually assess patient's behavior and distinguish changes in emotions and conditions.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Able to work independently and with a team.

Mainspring Recovery conducts as needed, job-related background checks, fingerprints, drug testing, TB testing, verification of employment history and/or reference checks prior to employment.

Mainspring Recovery is an Equal Opportunity Employer providing equality of opportunity to all who are protected against discrimination by law, regulation or executive order, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

EEO is the Law: Applicants and employees are protected under Federal law from discrimination. Click http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf to learn more.

Job Type: Full-time, Part-time, shift work 24-36 hours per week, 7:00am-7:30pm or 7:00pm-7:30am direct care position