Why you’ll love this position:

The Missouri Department of Mental Health is dedicated to the prevention, treatment, and public understanding of mental illness and developmental disabilities. By joining our team, YOU can make a difference in the lives of those impacted by a mental illness or developmental disability so they have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, live their lives to the fullest, and be a valued member of their communities.

What you’ll do:

• Weekly sends infection control report to infection control nurse and supervising RN's.
• Monthly sends an accurate medication count report to supervising RN's within the first 5 business days of the month.
• Completes assigned in-services and submits to appropriate places by due date for all FT and PRN Staff.
• Prepares for CMA Class as scheduled staff.
• Provides an updated nursing summary/report of medication changes to supervising RN's and on call LPN.
• Ensures that all residents complete lab work as ordered by provider and request to obtain copy of lab results for residents medical chart.
• Completes progress notes for appointments and medication changes.
• Provides care to a resident that is safe, proactive, resident focused and, consistent with their Treatment Plan.
• Trains residents in needed in skill areas based upon objectives identified in their treatment plan.
• Trains the resident in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) skills, such as hygiene, cleaning, and laundry.
• Document significant changes in resident behavior, mood, or affect observed and share those observations with all the staff.
• Maintains a current driver’s license and transports residents to day programs and scheduled activities on time and safely.
• Properly administers medications and documents administrations.
• Monitors resident's medication compliance and progress notes any noncompliance.
• Participates in shift report by contributing to written shift report and when possible is present at verbal shift report when arriving and leaving each day on duty.
• Prepares written communications that are clear concise, and grammatically correct.
• Ensures all clients shave an adequate stock of medication at all times.
• Ensures that current physician’s orders are maintained for all clients’ current medication.
• Completes a weekly assessment & monthly progress note including but not limited to - recent medication changes, PRN medication usage, management of medical conditions, appointments attended, medication compliance, and any other pertinent nursing information.
• Ensures an accurate MAR are prepared monthly and maintained throughout the month.
• Oversee the work of the CMAs and monitors documentation of the administration of medications, vitals, counting of controlled substance and any other relevant compliance with nursing issues.
• Provides education to staff and clients on any nursing issue that arises.
• Properly disposes of discontinued medications.
• Completes all nursing documentation (including but not limited to: admission summary, nursing assessment, discharge summary, dietary summary, etc.) as dictated by Alternative Services policy.
• Ensures all clients have routine physicals, vision, dental, podiatry, psychiatric, or any other appointments scheduled as needed.

Demonstrate regular and predictable attendance; arrive to work on time, returns from lunch on time and minimizes unscheduled absences.

Excellent State of Missouri benefits which include up to 3 weeks paid vacation, 13 paid holidays, as well as retirement, life insurance, dental and health care options.

You may submit your resume to Human Resources by email, cbm.hr@dmh.mo.gov or by fax (816) 512-7415