Registered Nurse

Overview

Buckhannon - 22 N Locust St - Buckhannon, WV 26201
Salary Range: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary/year
Position Type:
Full Time
Education Level:
High School

The Registered Nurse is responsible for professional nursing care to clients. This role works closely with clinicians, administrative staff, and insurance companies to support the financial and operational health of the organization.

• Pre-certification of insurance clients
• Completes and records initial and subsequent nursing assessment of each patient’s physical and mental status according to program protocols using interview, observation skills, and physical assessment techniques and communicates findings verbally and/or via written documentation
• Writes and submits required reports and/or provides appropriate data as needed
• Initiates emergency screening protocol and decides when to consult on‑call staff in accordance with staff on‑call procedures
• Initiates assessment of client needs and provide appropriate treatment/medical care utilizing MD when appropriate
• Orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians
• Completes nursing assessment for every assigned patient including Mental Status Exam on all new admissions
• Utilize crisis intervention techniques to assist with de‑escalation of client situations
• Acts as a collaborative team member within the program, leading and addressing comprehensive health promotion and behavioral health maintenance needs
• Facilitates preventative and restorative health and well‑being education in individual, group and community settings
• Initiates emergency screening protocol and decides when to consult on‑call staff in accordance with on‑call procedures
• Work in collaboration with a Physician to assess the physical needs of the client and implement a plan of care
• Participate in training as required and Performance Improvement activities
• Maintains confidentiality of client records in accordance with HIPPA standards

• Knowledge of and experience using behavior modification techniques
• Flexibility to effectively deal with competing demands
• Ability to organize and achieve quality performance level and adapt to new routines, procedures, and skills
• Ability to demonstrate a high level of overall nursing skills
• Proficient in coordinating patient treatment activities to allow for optimal patient care
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with patients, payers, and team members
• Strong problem‑solving abilities with a focus on resolving billing issues and ensuring accurate claim submission
• Ability to manage multiple tasks, prioritize workload, and meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment

• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of West Virginia
• Valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain and maintain West Care’s vehicle insurance are required

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in nursing or a related field

• Environment: Office setting, with regular use of computers and telephones
• Hours: Typical work hours are Monday to Friday, with occasional after‑hours work as needed

• Requires mobility and physical activity: having an adequate range of body motion and mobility to work in an office, residential, or outdoor environment including standing and walking (even and uneven surfaces), sitting for extended periods of time, bending, twisting, reaching, balancing, occasional lifting and carrying of up to 50 pounds; use of computer and telephone systems is required which includes coordination of eye and hand and fine manipulation by the hands (typing, writing, and working with files)
• Requires the ability to defend oneself and clients in physically abusive situations through the use of approved physical de‑escalation techniques
• Requires talking: expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Talking is required to impart oral information to employees, clients, patients, and the public, and in those activities in which the employee is required to convey detailed or…