Job Description
Job Description
Salary : $35-$40
Trinity Social Services, LLC is seeking a nurse for our Behavioral Health program. This nurse will be an independent care provider, highly skilled in managing patients' mental health needs and behavioral needs.
Primary Responsibility :
Promotes and restores clients health by completing the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing physical and psychological support to clients, friends, and families; supervising assigned team members.
Job Duties and Responsibilities :
- Providing nursing assessment, AIMS, and interventions to observe, monitor, and care for physical, nutritional, behavioral health, and related psychological issues, problems, or crises manifested in the course of the clients treatment.
- Maintaining accurate, complete health care records and reports
- Administering medications to clients and monitoring them for side effects and reactions
- Prescribing assistive medical devices and related treatments
- Recording patient vital signs and medical information
- Ordering medical diagnostic and clinical tests
- Monitoring, reporting, and recording symptoms or changes in patient conditions
- Administering non-intravenous medications
- Assessing, implementing, planning, or evaluating patient nursing care plans by working with healthcare team members
- Modifying patient health treatment plans as indicated by patient conditions and responses
- Clinic schedule 1x-2x monthly
- Call in medication ordered by NP / PA
- Meet with clients / guardians to educate on NP / PA instructions, meds, etc., after meds are called in, and to determine questions
- Conduct a routine follow-up nursing session
Requirements :
Bachelors degree or masters degree in nursingPass the National Council Licensure Examination or NCLEX-RNCurrent state licensure as a registered nurse and BLS certification are requiredAmerican Heart Association BLS / CPRACLS certificationAbility to effectively communicate with clients, families, physicians, and hospital staffBasic computer skillsProfessional, friendly attitudeExperience in home health care (plus)Experience with Carelogic (plus)