Registered Nurse Floater

Mount Rogers; Wytheville (VA); Presencial; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Mount Rogers is seeking a Registered Nurse - Floater to provide psychiatric, medical, and medication assisted treatment nursing services across its CSB catchment area. Responsibilities include assessment, treatment planning, medication administration, education, and laboratory services when indicated.

The role requires travel to Mount Rogers CSB areas and may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays. Virginia RN licensure or compact licensure and a BSN are preferred, with prior behavioral

Qualificações

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Current state RN license or compact licensure with Board of Nursing clearance within 90 days of graduation.
• One year of professional RN experience; behavioral health experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with clean driving record.

Responsabilidades

• Provide ongoing assessment and develop patient goals and objectives.
• Administer medications and monitor for side effects; provide education.
• Maintain medication and supply storage in compliance with regulations and agency policies.
• Document nursing activities in the electronic medical record and keep records up-to-date.
• Attend clinical staffings and required training; coordinate with prescribers.
• Provide community education and consultation as needed.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to address medical needs of clients.

Conhecimentos

Psychiatric nursing

Assessment skills

Treatment planning

Medication administration

Documentation

Laboratory testing

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Formação académica

BSN preferred

RN licensure (VA or compact)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

The Registered Nurse - Floater provides psychiatric, medical, and medication assisted treatment nursing services which includes assessment, treatment planning, administering medications, monitoring for medication side effects, providing medication/illness education, and providing laboratory services where indicated. Position requires travel to all Mount Rogers Community Services areas served and can include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide an ongoing assessment and develop treatment goals and objectives as identified through the prescribing provider’s assessment.
• Provide nursing interventions such as lab work, medication/illness education, administering medications, delivering of medications, making internal/ external referrals as identified, monitoring consumer progress, symptoms, and medication side effects.
• Maintain medication and supply storage areas in compliance with Mount Rogers CSB procedures, licensure regulations, and state/federal law.
• Document nursing activities in the individual's electronic record, and keep all records up-to-date according to established policies/procedures.
• Attend and participate in meetings such as clinical staffings, business meetings, and nurses' meetings. Keeps mandatory training up-to-date.
• Assist and consult with agency prescribers in regard to scheduling, medication orders, consumer status, and consumer needs.
• Provide community education and consultation services when needed.
• Work closely with appropriate team to insure that medical needs of the individuals presenting for services are identified and appropriate interventions are obtained.

OTHER DUTIES

• Provide nursing services, as scheduled/assigned, throughout the Mount Rogers CSB catchment area.
• Provide specific Agency mandatory training (for those nurses competent and trained in the particular area); e.g., Medication Administration Training (initial and recertification), First Aid and CPR, REVIVE!, Medication Aide, etc.)

QUALIFICATIONS

• Extensive knowledge of psychiatric disorders, substance abuse disorders, and dementia.
• Experience in detox/substance use services
• Knowledge of broad range of treatment modalities.
• Skills in diagnostic and statistical techniques such as DSM-V.
• Knowledge of personality and /or behavior theory.
• Skills in recording, interviewing, assessing, decision making, and treatment planning.
• Knowledge of psychotropic and medication assisted treatment medications, indications, and contraindications.
• Knowledge and skill in laboratory testing.

Bachelor of Science Nursing (preferred).

Current state licensure (or covered compact licensure) as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Graduate in nursing from an accredited college/university with successful completion of licensure with the Board of Nursing within 90 days of graduation.

One (1) year of professional experience practicing as a Registered Nurse (RN) is preferred. Recent Behavioral Health experience is preferred.

Valid driver’s license with safe driving record.

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