Description
Nashua, NH
Greater Nashua Mental Health is looking for a Staff Nurse to add to our Medical Services department. A successful candidate will provide direct clinical and administrative support to the team of psychiatric medical staff and the multidisciplinary medical team, with a primary focus on medication management, care coordination, and continuity of care.
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Key Responsibilities
- Prioritize and provide direct support to the psychiatric medical services staff and the medical team.
- Coordinate, schedule, prepare, and administer long-acting injectable psychiatric medications, including client assessments, medication education, follow-up, and documentation of said injections.
- Answer and triage phone calls, identify client concerns, and communicate with the appropriate medical staff.
- Review prescription refill requests, coordinate with pharmacies, and complete insurance prior authorization requestions.
- Provide daily and/or weekly medication support to clients, including documentation of the action.
- Complete all required documentation within 3 business days (with first day being date of service/completion).
- Reconcile all prescribed medications when patients return from HLOC or outside providers visit.
- Ensures that refill requests are processed in 2 business days.
- Attend weekly team meetings to discuss client needs and provide wrap around care for clients.
- Collect urine drug screening (UDS) specimens, with the possibility of conducting additional screenings in the future and enter the corresponding laboratory orders into the electronic health record (EHR) system.
- Conduct interim nursing assessments and medication reconciliation as requested by medical staff, following Just in Time scheduling model.
- Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.
Qualifications
Required Education: Associate's Degree
Preferred Education: Bachelor's Degree
Field of Study: Licensed Practice Nurse or Nursing
Work Experience: 1 to 2 years
Certifications, Licenses, Registrations Required: Licensed Practical Nurse license; Registered Nursing license
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Knowledge and comfort with the administration of psychotropic medications.
- Ability to safely deliver intramuscular injections.
- Ability to educate clients and staff on medication regimens.
- Knowledge of relevant and required nursing principles and procedures as applicable by New Hampshire state law.
- Experience using electronic medical records (EMR) systems.
- Demonstrated skill in crisis intervention.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office products (Email, Word, EXCEL).
- Strong collaborating skills, and an ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
- Comfort in a fast-paced environment with frequent deadlines; high energy, attention to detail, self-motivated and proactive.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to multitask and be flexible regarding workload and assignments.
- Ability to exercise safe nursing judgment.
Why Work for Us
We are looking for collaborative, curious for knowledge people with a "can do" mentality to join our team of compassionate employees! We provide a stimulating work environment and offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits including:
- Choice of 2 health insurance plans
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Group Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Accident & Critical Illness Insurances
- 403b Retirement Plan with Agency Match
- Employee Assistance Plan
- Generous Earned Time Off
- Paid Extended Sick Time
- 10 Paid Holidays + your birthday!
- Bereavement Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Qualifying Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and NH State Loan Repayment Program
Greater Nashua Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Recovery Friendly Workplace