Staff Nurse

NO EVENINGS, WEEKENDS OR HOLIDAYS - FULL BENEFITS

The ACT nurse (RN) provides community based support and services to conduct assessments, referrals, treatment planning and health education to ACT consumers and their families. The ACT nurse monitors medical issues, crisis, and health concerns and oversees the storage and administration of medications. This position collaborates with the psychiatrist, community physicians, and other team members.

Essential Duties:

• Reports to work on time at the assigned location.
• Completes all required training within Agency designated timeframe.
• Completes all other duties as assigned.
• Possession of a valid Michigan Driver's License with a good driving record.
• Access to a private vehicle for day-to-day job performance, when needed. Practices safe driving habits.
• Administers medications as ordered by staff psychiatrists.
• Knowledge and understanding of drug diversion tactics.
• Utilizes precautions to minimize drug diversion.
• Direct, coordinate and provides necessary health care information to clients in regard to diet, administration of medication, hygiene, and other health information as indicated or requested. Follows up with community physicians regarding health and medical conditions.
• Provides health assessments for clients.
• Responsible for transporting consumers to community appointments, clinic appointments, activities and other resources as identified in their person-centered plan.

Responsibilitiesinclude, but may not be limited to the following:

• Assesses overall physical health of consumers as part of a comprehensive assessment and on an ongoing basis for all ACT consumers according to agency policy.
• Demonstrates good clinical judgment in determining optimum health care for client.
• Integrates necessary information into the development of client treatment goals and objectives when nursing intervention is indicated.
• Collects sufficient data to verify diagnoses.
• Maintains adequate stocks of medications for the ACT program to meet client needs, and coordinates the ordering of medications and other medical supplies.
• Monitors ACT consumers' medication supply and alert psychiatrist and/or pharmacy when consumer will need medications.
• Demonstrates acceptable methods and charting techniques in medication administration.
• Properly notes orders and renewals.
• Observes clients for side effects of medications, and reports concerns to staff psychiatrist.
• Takes lead role in coordinating and providing the team's medication administration services.
• Evaluates nursing needs for the treatment planning process, and documents these needs in progress notes. Develops nursing goals for clients.
• Documents nursing interventions in progress notes.
• Develops treatment plans, reviews, and discharge summaries for clients who are assigned to the ACT nurse.
• Practices Person Centered Planning principles.
• Maintains direct service hours of 80 per month.
• Participates in daily team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
• First Aid - Gives attention and provides treatment to clients who require first aid.
• Laboratory reports - Reviews laboratory reports and other medical reports in a timely manner, to ensure proper medical care.
• Makes referrals to community physicians and accompany consumers to medical appointments and facilitate follow up.
• Participates in 24 hour on call coverage when needed.
• Provide on-call crisis interventions according to agency and team's policy.
• Participates in committees requiring nursing input.
• Ascertains that universal precautions are used in the administration of medical needs.
• Monitors all issues regarding infection control.
• Completes all required documentation within established time frames.
• Takes precautions when using Agency property, following appropriate procedures to report any damage incidents.
• When appropriate, completes other assigned responsibilities in a reasonable established timeframe, within quality expectations.

COMPETENCIES -

Critical Thinking - Consistently identifies gathers and applies relevant information to your work:

• Gathering information
• Applying Information
• Adaptability

The ACT Nurse assesses and understand normal or abnormal changes in patient conditions such as medication side effects) and determine what nursing intervention may be necessary to address those changes. Understands and interprets the patient's verbal and non-verbal communication. Determines the significance of vital signs, lab values, and data associated with physical assessment.

Cultural Humility-Demonstrates the value of diversity and inclusion; fosters an inclusive environment that facilitates a diverse team thriving within the organization:

• Awareness
• Advancing diversity and inclusion

The ACT Nurse separates personal biases from patient encounters to prevent making false assumptions that could negatively impact patient care. Considers own thought processes and the ways one reaches conclusions. When a personal bias is identified, the nurse take steps to eliminate it. In so doing, it will allow self to be engaged in more multi-dimensional,…