Registered Nurse, Acute Detox - Longview, WA

Registered Nurse, Acute Detox - Longview, WA

Job Category: Nursing

Requisition Number: REGIS
001166

• Full-Time
• On-site

Longview, WA 98632, USA

Why Work For Us?

Columbia Wellness is proud to be a company of real people committed to quality. We are focused on building a better future in mental health and behavioral healthcare. We have established a strong referral base in the community, and we are invested in our clinical growth. We offer generous training opportunities, free supervision, and a large spectrum of programs in which you can work.

Columbia Wellness is located in-between two major cities, Seattle and Portland. By working with us you get the best of both small town and big city life. You're close to the beach, the mountains, the quiet and the city life. If you're looking for a place to call home and build a career, join our team at Columbia Wellness. If you want to make a difference that matters, then we want to hear from you.

Together we can do more.

Position Overview

Responsible for medication management, assisting Medical Department Manager, Chief Medical Officer and Director of Acute Detox & Stabilization with medical policies and procedures, completing medical assessments upon admission to the detox & stabilization unit, oversee the medical staff on the unit. Will be responsible for including but not limited to: placing orders through Order Connect based on verbal orders during prescriber rounds, transcribing MARs, clarifying orders, medication inventory, narcotic counts, chart audits, milieu therapy, treatments and daily care for individuals admitted to the unit.

Summary of the Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage clients' pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring clients' responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Document data related to clients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes.
• Assist in the diagnosis of acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability.
• Assist in the diagnosis of psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
• Evaluate clients' behavior to formulate diagnoses or assess treatments.
• Distinguish between physiologically and psychologically based disorders and diagnose appropriately.
• Administer intravenous infusions, monitoring clients for adverse reactions.
• Assess urgent and emergent health conditions using both physiologically and technologically derived data.
• Collaborate with clients to plan for future health care need or to coordinate transitions and referrals.
• Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
• Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in clients' conditions.
• Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
• Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by clients' responses and conditions.
• Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
• Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel on tasks as needed.
• Prepare clients for and assist with examinations and treatments.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including primary care, psychiatrists, psychologists, or nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.
• Document clients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
• Provide clinical consultations to medical and clinical staff as needed/required.
• Provide education about medications and their effects to consumers and relevant family members or care givers.
• Maintain all required charting/paperwork requirements as defined by…