Nurse- RN

SUMMARY

Under the supervision of the Medical Director and/or Program Director, supervises the LPNs and provides medical care and support to patients.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.

• On Site daily
• Supervises LPNs
• Maintains emergency medical kit at each location
• Develop and implement a plan to have staff and patients, where appropriate, trained in the prescribed in the use of Narcan kit
• Support patients in the (self) administration of medication
• Documentation of (self) administration of medication
• Performs TB and Drug screenings on all patients within 72 hours of admissions
• Performs routine urine drug screens as directed by the treatment/recovery plan
• Monitors and records vital signs
• Provides triage and provides medical services accordingly
• Performs TB screenings on all patients
• For patients with health care needs, schedules and coordinates all medical appointments, and provides periodic follow-up
• Reviews and transcribes medication orders, and monitors medication records for compliance;
• Observes and records response to treatment/medication and notifies the Medical DIrector, the Director or Nursing, and the Program Director of any such instances
• Monitors ongoing/chronic medical problems
• Handles minor needs of patients including attending to minor injuries, administering routine medications
• Maintains all medical records
• Performs QA activities
• EKG
• Performs accurate and complete audits of medication transported, received, administered, stored or disposed, as trained and assigned, in accordance with Phoenix House medication policies and procedures.
• Remains current with all training as directed by Phoenix House

COMPETENCIES (KSAs)

• Ethical Practices
• Judgment
• Relationship Management
• Time Management
• Empathy
• Professional Boundaries
• Global and Cultural Awareness
• Critical Evaluation
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Crisis Management
• Technical Capacity

REQUIRED EDUCATION

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program

LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS

• Current NYS license
• Current certification in CPR, Child Abuse and Infection Control

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• At least three years related experience
• Qualified by training, education, and experience in providing nursing care for chemically addicted patients and patients withdrawing from alcohol and or drugs

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• This job operates in an indoor medical clinical environment. This role also routinely comes into contact with patients who may have contagious illnesses. Appropriate gloves required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties and responsibilities.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to type, handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit, stoop, kneel or crouch and lift and/or move up to 20 pounds