Registered Nurse

Delta-T Group; Des Plaines (IL); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare and educational staffing service located in Des Plaines, Illinois, is seeking a nursing professional to facilitate nursing activities and manage medication for clients. The role requires at least 1 year of medical detox experience, coordinating psychiatric consultations, ordering and delivering prescriptions, maintaining medication logs, and conducting health assessments. This position emphasizes collaboration with staff and adherence to professional nursing standards. Join us to make a meaningful impact in client care while maintaining high standards of practice.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year of medical detox experience on a detox unit.
• 1 year detox experience preferred.
• Strong nursing assessment and planning abilities.
• Proficient medication administration and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate nursing activities using the nursing process.
• Monitor prescription medication levels.
• Coordinate psychiatric consultations with clients.
• Order and receive prescriptions from pharmacy.
• Deliver prescriptions to clients.
• Maintain medication logs and document dosage changes.
• Administer nursing procedures per physician orders.
• Conduct medication education sessions for staff and clients.
• Coordinate laboratory testing services and document results.
• Perform admission and discharge nursing assessments.
• Participate in multidisciplinary clinical meetings.
• Provide consultations about medical questions.
• Accompany staff to physician appointments for high-risk participants.
• Document all activities on required documents.
• Attend training programs to improve skills.
• Lock up all medication securely.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient assessment

Medication administration

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

RN license

BLS certification

Job description

Delta-T Group is a national broker and referral service for specialized types of healthcare and educational professionals. Our unique portfolio of services allows clients to access a strong team of professionals possessing a wide variety of experience and training while providing .

Our team of Account Managers and Staffing Coordinators work together to refer the highest caliber of professionals with degrees, certifications and licenses of varying levels in the fields of social services, psychiatry, occupational therapy, language speech pathology, special education teachers, para professionals, mental health, addictions treatment, allied therapies and pharmacy. We primarily provide service supplemental staffing services to school districts and charter schools, hospitals, community mental health centers, outpatient treatment facilities, and residential homes.

Job Description

Primary responsibilities is to facilitate nursing activities for the agency by utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation, and effectively interacts with staff and other health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing.

Specific Responsibilities

1. Monitors level of prescription medication available to clients
2. Coordinates psychiatric face-to-face consultations with clients as follows: (a) ascertain that all charts are available and (b) provide clinical feedback to psychiatrist
3. Orders prescriptions from pharmacy
4. Receives prescriptions from pharmacy
5. Delivers prescriptions to residential clients
6. Receives, reviews, records, and executes physician’s orders
7. Maintains medication logs and document necessary changes in dosage as per physician orders in day program as well as in residential program
8. Administers and performs other nursing procedures as per physician orders
9. Conducts medication education and training sessions for staff and clients twice yearly; more frequently, if necessary. When new staff is employed within residential program, medication orientation must be provided to them during the first week of employment.
10. Coordinates laboratory testing services as follows: (a) identify clients in need of laboratory testing; (b) prepare laboratory slips to request testing services; (c) receive and evaluate laboratory testing results; (d) document results accordingly
11. Performs Pre-Admission Screening functions
12. Performs the admission and discharge nursing assessment on assigned patients, including appropriate and timely charting and filing
13. Conducts and records health assessment screening on all admissions
14. Participates in multi-disciplinary staffing and clinical team meetings
15. Provides consultation to staff and clients about medical questions and/or concerns and assist staff in planning and implementing appropriate medical interventions
16. Accompanies staff to physician’s appointments for program participants who are identified as being high-risk behaviorally and/or medically
17. Documents all activities on required documents
18. Attends training programs to improve and update professional skills
19. Locks up all medication for clients at all times; medication must never be left unsupervised on desks at any time
20. Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

at least 1 year of medical detox experience on a detox unit

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.