RN - CHARGE

Essentials

• Administers nursing care, medications, injections, treatments, and other procedures to selected clients as authorized by hospital policy, licensure, and standards of practice.
• Educates clients on healthy lifestyle choices, diagnoses, medication, actions and reactions, both individually and in group settings.
• Schedules and coordinates medical appointments for clients.
• Routinely consults with the respective Psychiatrists regarding treatment, medications, etc.
• Supports the Psychiatrist by scheduling weekly appointments, forwarding all necessary documentation (e.g. clinical reports, labs).
• Coincides and performs weekly blood draws for clients.
• Orders, receives, reconciles, and delivers medical supplies and medications as to ensure prescribed medications and supplies are in stock at all times.
• Coordinates with the pharmacy on all medication insurance authorization requests (i.e. TARs), and enrolls clients in patient assistance programs (e.g. Janssen Connect).
• Maintains and approves all pharmacy and lab invoicing.
• Acts as a liaison with pharmacy and lab personnel.
• Participates in treatment team meetings, in-service training, and other meetings as scheduled.
• Observes and promptly reports changes in client’s conditions and behavior to the treatment team.
• Aids in personnel actions, such as recruitment, training, evaluations and discipline for indirect reporting personnel.
• Provides training to treatment team staff on nursing-related matters (e.g., orienting staff to medication room procedures).
• Completes and maintains all required documentation, including electronic records, in a timely, accurate, and organized manner.
• Uses written communication effectively to document in accordance with all regulatory agency and hospital requirements.
• Administers and documents all staff and client TB tests, maintains due date log.
• Takes the lead in emergent and emergency medical situations (i.e., assesses client, notifies staff administration, police, fire department, ambulance and paramedics, as appropriate).
• Ensures emergency transportation is arranged for medical emergencies.
• Aids in situational crisis intervention as needed.
• Recognizes which tasks are a priority or urgent and proceeds accordingly.
• Sets up learning opportunities to gain new knowledge/skills which result in continuous quality improvement.
• Sets up appropriate guidance from immediate supervisor to achieve expected outcomes.
• Maintains a competence in all clinical skills necessary for performance of duties.
• Maintains competence in interpersonal skills necessary to direct and supervise ancillary staff.
• Demonstrates active listening skills that encourage open communication with staff, clients and families.
• Contributes to a positive therapeutic milieu by action and responsible communication with coworkers, supervisors and administration on any issue of concern relevant to job responsibilities and the agency.
• Performs other additional related tasks as assigned.