Registered Nurse - Kennett Horizons

Job Purpose 

Collaborate with providers and multidisciplinary team members to deliver appropriate client care.  Assist with the coordination of the psychiatrist’s/nurse practitioner’s daily activities. 

Qualifications 

• Must be licensed Registered Nurse (RN) 
• Psychiatric/Behavioral Health nursing and healthcare technology experience preferred 
• Ability to perform basic nursing assessments 

Core Job Duties 

• Take person(s)-served vital signs.  
• Manage written prescription(s) documentation.  
• Manage medication injection(s) and medication injection(s) documentation.   
• Manage Patient Assistance for all medications for the Prescribers.  
• Complete prior authorizations for Medicare/Medicaid/insurances for the Prescribers.  
• Answer phone calls/voice mail(s) regarding medications and notify Prescriber of adverse reactions.  
• Actively responds to emails regarding medications for person(s) served.  
• Handle request for records/discharge summaries as requested by Prescriber.  
• Perform metabolic screenings for person(s) served.   
• Administer Tuberculosis (TB) testing for staff.  
• Maintain medication list for new person(s) served.   
• Actively work refill request from pharmacy(s).  
• Perform screenings per Prescriber's request.  
• Perform blood/urine collection(s) as requested by Prescriber(s).  
• Request lab results and follow up with reported results.  
• Call in prescriptions and refill medications as needed and directed by the Prescriber.  
• Weekly updates on sample medication inventory and storage as well as quarterly inventory report.  
• Maintain sample medication orders.  
• Maintain list of discharged person(s) served and medication refills provided.   
• Orally communicate information effectively and accurately.  
• Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.    
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures 
• Other job duties and special projects as assigned.