Blount Substance Use RN

Blount Substance Use RN Job Purpose / Summary

Summary of position/role of team:
This position requires the Transition Campus RN to serve as a clinical member on the multi-disciplinary treatment team providing support, rehabilitation, and emotional support for their designated client population.

• This position requires the Transition Campus RN to serve as a clinical member on the multi-disciplinary treatment team providing support, rehabilitation, and emotional support for their designated client population.
• The Transition Campus RN will provide direct psychiatric and medical care to admitted clients in the Residential setting including varying levels of crisis, SPMI populations and co-occurring disorders.
• Responsible for ensuring that each client's mental health and medical health needs are met via the completion of medical assessments, administration of medications, collection of vital signs, etc.
• The Transition Campus RN will conduct thorough assessments and will assist with crisis interventions and medical emergencies.
• The position requires adequate implementation of verbal and de‑escalation techniques.
• The Transition Campus RN must be adept at multi-tasking.

• The Transition Campus RN will provide psychiatric services in one or more designated crisis/residential programs, mainly the Blount County Transition Campus Detox/Residential units despite any weather conditions that may arise.
• The Transition Campus RN will not provide services out in the community.

• Completes all daily task and general duties as assigned pending client and program needs
• Attends daily treatment team meetings
• Assist with providing coverage when needed
• Follows all established protocols and guidelines for admission prior to admitting the client to the unit.
• Performs initial admission and nursing assessment including all required paperwork.
• Updates diagnoses, medications, and allergies in the EMR
• Obtains UDS, BAL, and pregnancy test as indicated upon admission
• Makes the determination of the appropriate admission protocols needed for each client
• Obtains admission orders from the provider on duty or physician on call.
• Assist with administering medications and documentation must reflect this in the EMAR
• Collaborate effectively and clearly with other team members around patient care issues and documents this in the patient medical record when appropriate
• Attend treatment team meetings and provide input on patient care and discharge planning.
• Provides education and discharge instructions with client and/or family.
• Collaborate with outside healthcare professionals surrounding their discharge care or other referral sources including higher levels of care.
• Counts controlled substances and documents at every shift change and notify your supervisor immediately if there are any discrepancies.
• Participates and provides thorough shift reports.

• Completes and signs all documentation for each client prior to end of shift
• Respond to all flags, emails, and voicemails from other clinical staff by end of shift. The RN is to return calls within 15 minutes
• Document administered medications in the EMAR
• Document clinical services provided in the medical record on same day as service provided in a clear and concise manner.

• Maintain an active RN license in the state of Tennessee in accordance with the state guidelines
• Complete any Center Required Self‑Directed Learning or Training Modules in the required time frames.
• Complete First Aid, CPR, and HWC trainings within the required time frames.

• Starting salary for this position is approximately $30.87 /hr based on relevant experience and education.

• The Blount Transition Campus operates 24/7, therefore the RN must be flexible with scheduling as there is the possibility of overnight shifts and holiday work.
• The schedule of this position is normally Monday‑Friday, 40 hours per week, with varying start and end times as needed.
• Days and shifts worked can vary based on client and/or programmatic needs and requirements of program.
• This position is residential, which requires working holidays…