RN-PRN

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES :

Manage the health care for those clients for which she / he has been assigned. May be assigned to the Outpatient Clinic,

the Residential Campuses, or the Emergency Services Units.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

APRN as issued by the Florida Board of Nursing and the American Nurses Credentialing Center as a Psychiatric Mental

Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). A minimum of one-year general experience and / or Substance Abuse / Mental Health

experience preferred; strong people skills to provide excellent internal and external customer service.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITES :

Identifies client care requirements by establishing a rapport with potential and actual clients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.

Provides emotional and psychological support to clients.

• Assists Physicians with the weekly Medical and Psychiatric Clinics.
• Promotes client’s independence by establishing client care goals; teaching client to understand condition and self-care skills; answering questions.
• Provides client Psycho educational groups on an ongoing basis.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against client care goals and standards;

making or recommending necessary adjustments; following nursing philosophies and standards of care set by the Florida State Board of Nursing, State Nurse Practice Act, and other governing agency regulations.

• Provides Nursing Sick Call Clinic for clients as indicated. Recommends appropriate referrals for clients.
• Protects clients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols.
• Documents client care services by charting in client and department records; accurately completes required paperwork procedures.
• Provides support to other units as necessary.
• Maintains customer confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential; following established confidentiality policy and procedures;

maintaining professional boundaries with clients.

• Maintains inter- and intradepartmental workflow by fostering a spirit of cooperation.
• Adheres to the Lightshare Mission and Pillars : Compassion (show empathy and genuine care for the well-being of our colleagues, the people we serve and our community);
• Acceptance (create an environment where everyone feels valued and included; foster creativity through the richness of our differences);
• Respect (treat every individual with dignity, courtesy and consideration; value the opinions and contributions of others);
• Empowerment (take ownership of your work, seek growth opportunities to reach your full potential and actively contribute to our success);

Stewardship (responsibly manage the resources and assets entrusted to us).

• Maintains a professional working relationship with all persons served including a demonstrated commitment to person centered care and recovery-oriented approaches to care.
• Completes all other duties and special projects as assigned.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Demonstrates Dependability :

Arrives to work on time according to agency policies

Uses leave time according to agency policies

Completes documentation / paperwork and projects within deadlines

Demonstrates Flexibility & Initiative :

Assumes additional responsibilities and a willingness to assist colleagues

Works different shifts when necessary

Recommends program changes and improvements

Demonstrates Teamwork :

Maintains an overall work attitude of cooperation and professionalism in all interactions with agency staff and community professionals

Attends and participates in required staff meetings and agency-wide committees

Receptive to direction and feedback from supervisor

Demonstrates Professionalism :

Conducts self in professional manner with colleagues, peers, and persons served

Recognizes the rights of clients; and will protect privacy of persons served at all times by following agency, State, and Federal mandated privacy procedures and regulations

Adheres to agency Code of Ethics at all times

Complies with all agency policies and procedures, laws and regulations under which the agency operates