Registered Nurse Floater

Mount Rogers Community Services Board; Wytheville (VA); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Mount Rogers Community Services Board is seeking a Registered Nurse (Floater) to provide psychiatric, medical, and medication assisted treatment nursing services. The role includes assessment, treatment planning, administering medications, monitoring for side effects, education, and laboratory services as indicated.

Travel to all Mount Rogers CSB areas served is required; shifts may include days, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of psychiatric and substance use disorders, dementia.
• RN license active or compact; licensure within 90 days after graduation.
• BSN preferred; 1 year RN experience, behavioral health experience preferred.
• Valid driver’s license with safe driving record.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop treatment goals with input from prescribing provider.
• Administer medications and monitor for side effects.
• Perform lab work and provide medication/illness education.
• Document nursing activities in the electronic record; keep records up to date.
• Coordinate with prescribers and care teams for patient needs.

Skills

Psychiatric disorders

Substance abuse

Dementia

Assessment & treatment planning

Psychotropic meds

Laboratory testing

Education

BSN preferred

RN licensure within 90 days

1 year RN experience preferred

Behavioral health exp preferred

Job description

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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