Position Summary

Position is involved in all medical aspects of the program care and support of clients within eating disorder treatment facility. Works directly with client throughout shift to provide emotional support, encouragement, empathy and care. Eats with clients, attend group, process events and emotions with clients and provides general structure designed to help clients refrain from eating disorder thoughts and behaviors.

Essential Responsibilities

• Perform client assessments as ordered
• Oversee medical issues and report issues to on-call Nurse Practitioner
• Perform blood draws and reporting of values to on call Nurse Practitioner
• Understand medical emergency policy and act as lead during event
• Must be able to complete all nursing duties
• Responsible for all nursing duties during shift
• Correctly facilitate necessary shift communications to supervisor
• Understand and follow 24 on-call medical procedures
• Communicate follow up needs to next shift nurse
• Ensure effective communication between lab, courier and other medical offices and professional according to company procedures.
• Communicate information and concerns to therapists and treatment team
• Communicates client information in Comm log
• Attend all required trainings and meetings
• Work with treatment team to present one clear decision/voice/standard to clients
• Understand and follows all company policies, procedures and rules
• Follow all HIPAA and Privacy laws, rules and company expectations
• Builds rapport and trusting relationships with clients while maintaining professional boundaries
• Uses empathy, sensitivity and genuineness during all time
• Completes other tasks as requested by management

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Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience

• Hold current RN licensure for the state of Virginia
• Appropriate Nursing Degree
• Active First Aid/CPR/AED certification (American Red Cross/American Heart Assc)
• Documented Proof of MMR and HEP B vaccination
• Successful completion of Criminal Background Check through DBHDS, Background Investigation Unit, and VDSS Registry Searches.

Physical Requirements

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to communicate with peers/general public, clients and/or vendors
• Tolerant to various noise levels: noise level in the work environment varies may be very quiet to moderate
• Job performance will require the ability to move throughout the building as well as sit or remain stationary for extended periods of time
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to talk or hear, sit, stand, walk, reach, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, taste or smell.
• Ability to move up to 25 pounds

Aster Springs reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains At-Will. The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.