Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Description

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for the direct care and assistance in activities of daily living to residents and direction of nursing staff such as Med Techs and LPN’s.  He/she must communicate with staff and ensure that facility policies and procedures are followed while providing direct resident care.

Requirements

Primary Responsibilities

• Supervision of the total nursing care of the facility.

• Organize and assign all jobs to be done by supervised staff.

• Responsibility and accountability for all resident medication. 

• Ensure that medication room, medication refrigerators, and medication carts are locked while not in use. 

• Adhere to the Controlled Substance Audit Policy and immediately notify the Administrator if the count is inconsistent with the log.

• Responsible for education and knowledge of all residents under your care.

• Ensure all Med Tech and LPN assignments are completed efficiently and in a timely manner. 

• Delegate special assignments as needed, as long it’s within scope of work for supervised staff.

• Follow all physicians’ orders, within your scope of practice.  

• Perform rounds for all residents ensuring that Care Plans are followed.

• Assist in writing and updating resident assessments and care plans and have understanding of the MDS and Quality Indicators.

• Notify Medical Records for appointments that need to be made per physician orders received.

• Ensure the accuracy of your work. 

• Conduct complete, accurate, and truthful documentation including:

o Initialing and signing all Medication Administration Records and Treatment Administration records when administering medications, treatments, or dietary supplements. Including documentation to indicate medications, treatments, and supplements not administered during your shift.

o All nurse charting including: Daily Scheduled, MDS, Medicare, Charting by Exception, and documentation of lab/diagnostic results. 

o Completion of all assigned MDS assessments.

Statement of Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Methods, materials, and practices of institutional food preparation and service to include food temperatures, freezing, thawing, food portioning tools and controls and storage.

• Operation and servicing of institutional sized kitchen appliances, equipment and tools.

• Food preparation, dietary and nutritional documents.

• Safety hazards, practices, precautions and procedures related to institutional food preparation.

• County and State health and sanitation requirements applicable to institutional food preparation and services.

• Use and care of equipment, tools and materials used in food preparation.

• Safe and effective operation and servicing of appliances, equipment and tools used in food preparation.

• Preparing appropriate amounts and quality of foods and baked goods based on menus and meal head counts in an institutional, commercial or related facility.

• Effectively service, maintain and operate assigned appliances, equipment and tools in accordance with standard operating and safety procedures.

• Direct, instruct and train in the proper use and operation of appliances, equipment and tools and sharp, powered items to insure safe precautions are utilized.

• Fulfill physical requirements of work assignments requiring occasional to frequent moderate lifting of 25-50 pounds and operating appliances and equipment with exposure to extreme hot and cold temperatures.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationship with assigned personnel, associate personnel, residents and vendors.

• Understand and follow, quickly and accurately, oral and written instructions and perform arithmetical computations involving fractions, decimals and percentages.

• Accurately and safely administers prescribed medications and treatments.

• Responsible for planning, organizing, and evaluating care specific with diagnostic criteria tailored to meet the needs of the patient population. Ensures that the nursing progress notes and treatment plan reflect the care provided.

• Supports staff, patient, and family education to enhance knowledge, skills, and necessary behaviors to facilitate positive outcomes.

• Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers of patients, ensuring that the patient’s needs are met and that a safe discharge plan is arranged.

Conditions of Employment

• CPR/ First Aid Certified

• Successful candidate must submit to a TB test, or provide a copy of your latest test results in the last 12 months, and Urine analysis.

• Must possess a level one Fingerprint Clearance Card (application must be submitted within 20 days of employment)

• If in recovery, must have a minimum of one-year sobriety prior to application.

• Drivers must have a clean 36-month vehicle record check

Working Conditions

• May be subject to call back and irregular schedules.

• Involves occasional to frequent moderate lifting of 25 to 50 pounds.

• Safety-sensitive position pursuant to A.R.S. 23-493

• Is subject to exposure to infectious waste, diseases, and conditions, including TB, HIV, AIDS, and Hepatitis B and C viruses.

• May be subject to the handling of and exposure to hazardous chemicals. 

• Communicates with the Medical Director, nursing personnel, and other department personnel staff and heads.

Education and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing.

• A minimum of six (6) months experience in psychiatric nursing or acceptable related training and experience is preferred

• A Registered Nurse who is currently licensed to practice, in good standing, by the state of Arizona.

• Obtain/maintain Arizona Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Card at employee’s expense.

• Obtain/maintain CPR Certification.

• Complete annual Tuberculosis Testing. 

• Complete required in-service training.