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RN; Triage -Shift Coordinator
Job in
Dothan, Houston County, Alabama, 36303, USA
Listed on 2026-02-13
Listing for:
SpectraCare
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-13
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Mental Health Nurse
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Location: Dothan, AL
Job : 1392
# of Openings: 0
This position is located at our Crisis Center located in Dothan, Alabama
Schedule: Week 2:
Monday, Thursday, Friday (07:00 am-7:30 pm)
POSITION SUMMARY/FUNCTION
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide routine and emergency mental health and/or substance
use stabilization, education, and treatment planning of individuals at the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) within
the scope of nursing practice. The purpose of this position is to help promote the overall physical health, mental
health, and substance use recovery of individuals utilizing the Trauma Informed Care approach in all areas of the
job. This position will also serve as the Shift Coordinator, overseeing routine task assignments of Mental Health
Technicians, LPNs, Peer Specialists, RNs, Security, and Cleaner.
(CSU):
- A. Performs physical/health assessments of individuals on CSU as directed, providing appropriate
information to physicians, and carrying out orders. - B. Assess for least restrictive environment and make recommendations to psychiatrist / therapist if
more intense level of care is needed. - C. Assists and teaches individuals about self-care of medical conditions.
- D. Provides general medical and health education to individuals in group and one-to-one.
- E. Administers medications (I.M. & P.O.) to individuals as prescribed by the physicians.
- F. Assesses, assists, and monitors CSU individuals with self-administration of medication.
- G. Takes verbal orders from doctors and makes appropriate documentation.
- H. Provides medical intervention to individuals, monitors behavior and mental status of individuals
on the unit. - I. Oversees the medication (ie. ensures all medication orders are transcribed correctly and all
individual medications are kept according to procedures and guidelines).
crisis-situation or related medical need.
- A. Intervention may relate to but not limited to individual’s decompensation, adverse effects for
medications, and drug interactions.
supplies and collaborates with community providers.
plan and treatment plan reviews with the CSU treatment team.
emergency severity index and CSU established exclusionary criteria guidelines.
triaging.
- A. Review of physiological effects of medications, compliance, side effects, etc.
- B. Maintains a current list of medications per other physicians including over the counter
medications. - C. Reports Axis II diagnosis to psychiatrist.
- D. Coordinate appropriate lab work.
guidelines of Spectra Care Personnel Policy, Spectra Care Clinical Policy, including but not limited to the Alabama Administrative Code, CMS, and all other applicable regulating and contractual entities.
- A. Documents appropriate nursing interventions and patient progress in chart.
- B. Progress notes are completed on the day the service is provided.
- C. Progress notes are written in a professional manner utilizing appropriate medical terminology
and meeting all imposed standards. - D. Service logs are completed on the day the service is provided and turned in to designated
secretary. - E. Service logs are accurate and reflect appropriate service being provided.
- A. Be available by cell phone during working hours and/or after hours.
- B. Administer IM psychotropic injections
- C. Follow job duties assigned by supervisor…
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