Registered Nurse (Mental Health) (68962)

About the role

Reporting to the Senior Program Director, the Registered Nurse provides medical support and supervision for the elderly program and its participants, as well as training to staff and referral information and education to participants.

Responsibilities

• Participates in referral, medical assessment, and discharge or termination of clients.
• Participates in the development, evaluation, monitoring, and revision of medical issues pertaining to individualized rehabilitation plans.
• Provides consultation and training to staff.
• Participates in the process to privilege staff to perform specific duties.
• Serves as a liaison and consultant to the medical community.
• Monitors medication policies and procedures.
• Administers medications, applies/changes dressings, conducts vital sign checks, reviews medical tests, and makes referrals for follow-up patient care as required.
• Monitors client physicals and makes recommendations.

Effect on End Results:

• Ensures the monitoring of the medical status of participants.
• Ensures compliance with contractual and state regulations relating to medical services.
• Maintains an effective relationship with other community providers to ensure program participants receive needed medical services.

Requirements

• The successful applicant will be a Registered Nurse.
• Three years of experience working with individuals with mental illness.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the methods, standards, practices, and techniques of nursing services.
• Knowledge of the dangers inherent in and the precautions to be taken in the use of somatic and psychotropic medications.
• Knowledge of the treatment, diagnostic, immunization, and related medical services for the chronically mentally ill patient.
• Knowledge of the rules, regulations, procedures, and policies pertaining to nursing services.
• Ability to assign and supervise the work of nonprofessional medical personnel and instruct them in practices and techniques.
• Ability to accurately maintain patient medical records and prepare reports.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, staff, and others contacted in the course of work.
• Must maintain professional liability insurance and carry VOA Chesapeake, Inc. as an additional insured (reimbursement provided for the additional annual premium).

Physical Requirements

• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle to transport oneself and/or equipment as necessary.
• Physical ability to travel to assigned locations, stand, sit, stoop, bend, reach, pull, push, lift, grasp, climb, talk, see, hear, and perform basic and light home maintenance activities.
• Move and lift objects up to 30 pounds such as computers, monitors, files, etc.
• Operate office equipment requiring continuous or repetitive hand/arm movements.
• Ability to remain in a sitting position for extended periods of time.