Registered Nurse; RN

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Full Time Corporate HQ, Kennett, MO, US

3 days ago Requisition

Job Purpose

• Collaborating with providers and multidisciplinary team members to deliver appropriate client care.
• Assist with the coordination of the psychiatrist’s/nurse practitioner’s daily activities.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed Registered Nurse (RN)
• Psychiatric/Behavioral Health nursing and healthcare technology experience preferred
• Ability to perform basic nursing assessments

Core Job Duties

• Take person(s)-served vital signs.
• Manage Patient Assistance for all medications for the Prescribers.
• Complete prior authorizations for Medicare/Medicaid/insurances for the Prescribers.
• Answer phone calls/voice mail(s) regarding medications and notify Prescriber of adverse reactions.
• Actively responds to emails regarding medications for person(s) served.
• Handle request for records/discharge summaries as requested by Prescriber.
• Perform metabolic screenings for person(s) served.
• Administer Tuberculosis (TB) testing for staff.
• Maintain medication list for new person(s) served.
• Actively work refill request from pharmacy(s).
• Perform screenings per Prescriber's request.
• Perform blood/urine collection(s) as requested by Prescriber(s).
• Request lab results and follow up with reported results.
• Call in prescriptions and refill medications as needed and directed by the Prescriber.
• Weekly updates on sample medication inventory and storage as well as quarterly inventory report.
• Maintain sample medication orders.
• Maintain list of discharged person(s) served and medication refills provided.
• Orally communicate information effectively and accurately.
• Assure program operates within the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures
• Other job duties and special projects as assigned.