Registered Nurse-Suboxone

Provides nursing care of psychiatric consumers on a full-time basis. Designs nursing care plans and assists in the development of the overall care plan for children and adult psychiatric consumers. Ensures appropriate overall care is administered in a manner conducive to recovery. Reports to Medical Services Supervisor.

Essential Functions

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures, objectives, quality assurance program, safety, environmental and infection control standards of Hinds Behavioral Health Services (HBHS).
• Relates with consumers, public and team members in a manner conducive to a harmonious working environment in which consumer-centered goals are achieved.
• Coordinates care and administers medication of all assigned consumers.
• Responsible for administering and dispensing the proper dose of suboxone medication as prescribed by the Certified Psychiatrist or Certified PMHNP.
• Provides direct-care nursing and targeted case management in accordance with HBHS standards of consumer care. Documents in accordance with HBHS standards.
• Rotates responsibility for injections, buy and bill process, reviewing and reporting lab results, education groups, targeted case management and TB skin tests for employees.
• Submits or assists with prior authorizations for injections and services; ensuring PA has been obtained before injections are performed.
• Attends in-services and incorporates information for improving consumer care.
• Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-services meetings and workshops.
• Develops and implements educational programs; provides and promotes growth and development opportunities.
• Supports and interprets mission, philosophy and objective of HBHS.
• Performs other duties as assigned or requested.

Qualifications

Associate’s degree in nursing required; previous psychiatric experience preferred. Current RN license in Mississippi. Employee must demonstrate ability to recognize consumers’ individual needs based on medical conditions, age (infants, pediatrics, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged and geriatric), limitations and planned procedures. OSHA – moderate to high risk. May be exposed to infections and contagious diseases. Occasional exposure to unpleasant consumer or unit elements.

Subject to varying and unpredictable situations.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work being performed and should not be viewed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and skills of anyone so classified.