Nurse (RN)

Essential Functions

• Participates in daily morning meeting.
• Provides medication management and planning/coordination, including injectable medications, to consumers in the community.
• Maintains and updates monthly IM calendar.
• Administers IM's and prepares consumers oral medications for weekly delivery by the clinical team.
• Provides staff education to maintain familiarity with program policies and procedures regarding medication management, and secure record storage.
• Collaborates with Team prescribers and pharmacy to ensure consumers receive medications and refills.
• Transcribes orders and updates Medication Administration Records.
• Logs in medication deliveries and completes toxicology request forms.
• Monitor vital signs and side effects of medications and report findings to the Team.
• Completes annual nursing assessments and daily progress notes.
• Assesses for physical health needs, and makes appropriate referrals to and collaborates with community physicians.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse in New York in conjunction with either an Associate’s, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• Experience serving the mentally ill/mentally ill chemically addicted (MICA) population.