Registered Nurse ACTT

Southeastern-Integrated-Care-; Wilmington (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeastern Integrated Care in Wilmington, NC is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join the ACTT team. The RN will administer medications, monitor outcomes, and collaborate with psychiatrists to provide person-centered services for beneficiaries.

You'll lead nursing assessments, educate team members, and participate in daily ACT team meetings, crisis response, and EMR documentation. This full-time role requires strong clinical skills and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience working with adults with serious mental illness
• Associate’s Degree of Nursing for (RN)
• Requires NC Nursing License or Compact License

Responsibilities

• Manage medication system with psychiatrist and document treatment
• Screen and monitor beneficiaries for medical problems and side effects
• Build rapport and engagement with beneficiaries
• Engage in health promotion, prevention and education activities
• Coordinate services with other medical providers
• Educate the team on monitoring psychiatric symptoms and side-effects
• Provide crisis response to beneficiaries in distress
• Attend daily ACT team meetings and participate actively
• Prepare oral medications and administer injectables
• Direct and supervise LPN staff
• Document all encounters into EMR within 24 hours

Skills

Psychiatric meds knowledge

Empathetic communication

Clinical skills

Independent work

Education

RN - Associate Degree

Tools

EMR system

Job description

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Registered Nurse ACTT

Clinical ACT Full Time Wilmington, NC, US

2 days ago Requisition ID: 2019

Summary:

The Nurse (RN) is part of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team that provides person-centered services addressing a breadth of beneficiary’s needs, helping him or her achieve their personal goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Manages the medication system in conjunction with the psychiatrist, administers and documents medication treatment;
• Screens and monitors the beneficiary for medical problems and side effects (including nursing assessments, completion of AIMS);
• Build rapport and engagement with beneficiaries
• Engage in health promotion, prevention and education activities;
• If the beneficiary is in agreement, develop strategies to maximize taking medications as prescribed (e.g., reviewing home environment to find cues to remind beneficiary to take medications; work with beneficiary and psychiatric care provider to scale back the number of times medications are taking each day);
• Communicating and coordinating services with other medical providers;
• Educating the team in monitoring psychiatric symptoms and medication side-effects;
• Provide “first responder” crisis response to any beneficiaries experiencing a crisis;
• Attending daily ACT team meetings and actively participating;
• Preparing oral medications for delivery and administering injectables as prescribed.
• Direct and supervise LPN staff;
• Accurately documents all billable encounters into Southeastan Integrated Care’s EMR (electronic medical record) system within 24 hours. Any corrections will be entered within 24 hours of being notified.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• Minimum one year of experience working with adults with serious mental illness;
• Associate’s Degree of Nursing for (RN)

Required Skills/Abilities

• Working knowledge of psychiatric medications;
• Ability to empathetically interact with beneficiaries and their families;
• Strong clinical skills;
• Operate independently or with minimal supervision.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid NC Nursing Licenseor Compact License that allows practice in NC;
• Copy of a valid, unrestricted NC Driver’s license, proof of insurance