Nurse - REACH

Nurse

Provides mental health nursing care, medication oversight and treatment to clients of the REACH Facility. Promotes recovery from mental illness.

Supervision received:
This position is supervised by the facility administrator.

Supervision exercised:
This position does exercise any formal supervision.

• Administers oral medications and hypodermic injections, following physician's prescriptions and procedures.
• Takes and records measures of patient's general physical condition such as pulse, temperature and respiration to provide daily information.
• Observes patients to detect behavior patterns and reports observations to medical staff.
• Leads prescribed individual, group therapy and/or education sessions as part of specific therapeutic procedures.
• Contact patient's relative by telephone to arrange family conferences.
• Issues medications from dispensary and maintains records in accordance with specified procedures.
• Educates staff and patients about personal hygiene such as bathing and keeping beds, clothing and living areas clean.
• Educates and trains staff on medication administration, ensures documentation is kept according to policies.
• Must report all abuse to appropriate legal office, complete all necessary paperwork and investigations, and develop safety plans as required.
• Actively participate in joint case planning and coordination with agency employees and relevant agency contractors. Act as a liaison between clients and other agencies. Act as a client advocate when appropriate.
• Provide after-hours emergency services on a 24-hour, rotating basis to adults. This includes telephone consultation and crisis intervention in the community and facility.
• Complete all paperwork in a way that is professional, clinically sound, and timely as prescribed by the OAR's and other pertinent guidelines. Required to ensure that all paperwork is present, and/or the client record is well maintained.
• Participates in seclusion and restraint practices, as necessary.
• Conducts various assessments, as needed.
• 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.

Education and Experience:

Be registered with the State of Oregon as a registered nurse (RN).

Be in good standing with the Oregon Board of Nursing.

Individual must be able to pass a criminal history background check.

Preference given to individuals who have worked with individuals who have mental illnesses in a residential or psychiatric hospital setting.

Other

Skills and Abilities:

• Possess, or acquire, knowledge of symptoms and challenges faced by people with mental illness and addictions. Must have, or possess the ability to acquire, knowledge about relevant OAR's.
• Have the ability to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing and have the ability to work independently and complete all responsibility in a thorough and timely fashion.
• Have skills to professionally work with the public and the ability to coordinate services across various agencies and community groups.
• Be able to develop cooperative and respectful relationships with clients and their families.
• Have knowledge, or the ability to acquire knowledge, about the recovery model.
• Possess the ability to represent the interest of the customer and the agency in a favorable light in the community.
• Have the ability to work well with teams and other groups of individuals.
• The position requires the handling of highly confidential information. Must adhere to rules and laws pertaining to client confidentiality.
• Possess or have the ability to possess functional knowledge of business English and medical terminology.
• Good spelling and basic mathematical skills.
• Have the ability to learn assigned tasks readily and to adhere to general office procedures.
• Good organizational and time management skills are essential.
• Have in-depth knowledge of standard office equipment.
• Be able to communicate effectively in both written and oral formats. Must have the ability to present and exchange information internally across teams and co-workers, and externally with customers and the public.
• Hold a current valid driver's license and be insurable or carry insurance for client service purposes and for travel between business offices, the community, and to attend required meetings and/or training.

Criminal Background Checks:

Must pass all criminal history check requirements as required by ORS and in accordance with OAR  through . In addition to a pre-employment background check, each employee, volunteer, and contractor shall be checked monthly against the OIG and GSA exclusion lists, as well as other federal and state agency lists. If it is discovered that an employee, volunteer, or contractor is excluded or sanctioned it will be grounds for immediate termination of employment, volunteering, or the termination of the contract.

Personal Auto Insurance:

Must hold a valid driver's license as…