Registered Nurse Floater

Job Description

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JOB SUMMARY:

The Registered Nurse - Floater provides psychiatric, medical, and medication assisted treatment nursing services which includes assessment, treatment planning, administering medications, monitoring for medication side effects, providing medication/illness education, and providing laboratory services where indicated. Position requires travel to all Mount Rogers Community Services areas served and can include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide an ongoing assessment and develop treatment goals and objectives as identified through the prescribing provider’s assessment.
• Provide nursing interventions such as lab work, medication/illness education, administering medications, delivering of medications, making internal/ external referrals as identified, monitoring consumer progress, symptoms, and medication side effects.
• Maintain medication and supply storage areas in compliance with Mount Rogers CSB procedures, licensure regulations, and state/federal law.
• Document nursing activities in the individual's electronic record, and keep all records up-to-date according to established policies/procedures.
• Attend and participate in meetings such as clinical staffings, business meetings, and nurses' meetings. Keeps mandatory training up-to-date.
• Assist and consult with agency prescribers in regard to scheduling, medication orders, consumer status, and consumer needs.
• Provide community education and consultation services when needed.
• Work closely with appropriate team to insure that medical needs of the individuals presenting for services are identified and appropriate interventions are obtained.

OTHER DUTIES:

• Provide nursing services, as scheduled/assigned, throughout the Mount Rogers CSB catchment area.
• Provide specific Agency mandatory training (for those nurses competent and trained in the particular area); e.g., Medication Administration Training (initial and recertification), First Aid and CPR, REVIVE!, Medication Aide, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Extensive knowledge of psychiatric disorders, substance abuse disorders, and dementia.
• Experience in detox/substance use services
• Knowledge of broad range of treatment modalities.
• Skills in diagnostic and statistical techniques such as DSM-V.
• Knowledge of personality and /or behavior theory.
• Skills in recording, interviewing, assessing, decision making, and treatment planning.
• Knowledge of psychotropic and medication assisted treatment medications, indications, and contraindications.
• Knowledge and skill in laboratory testing.

Job Requirements

EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED:

Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred).

Current state licensure (or covered compact licensure) as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Graduate in nursing from an accredited college/university with successful completion of licensure with the Board of Nursing within 90 days of graduation.

One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN) is preferred. Recent Behavioral Health experience is preferred.

Valid driver’s license with safe driving record.