nurse: rn or lpn - Dalton, GA , USA, United States - Highland Rivers Behavioral Health

Description

There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health

Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

JOB SUMMARY : The RN or LPN will be working in a Mental Health environment. RN or LPN will provide direct service to individuals, such as clinical nursing assessments, labs, injections, and medication management training.

Are you ready to make a Difference?

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Provides clinical nursing services for individuals (eg. nursing assessments, injections, medication assistance, PAP assistance, sample medications, re-assessments, TB Tests, labs, urine drug screens, HIV/Hep C testing, and vitals.); completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.
• This position is a Pay for Performance position, which requires that staff who work 40 hours per week complete 40 hours of billable services per pay period. (Pro-rated for those who work less than 40 hrs per week or have additional duties.)
• Communicates with medical staff working with individual to ensure coordination of treatment including with PCPs as needed with signed Release of Information authorizations; link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.
• Provides assistance and support in crisis situations, using professional judgement and appropriate intervention techniques.
• Provides education for individuals and their support system on medications, nutrition, health and wellness and general mental health and addictive diseases.
• Actively engages in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings each week to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service plan with a focus on recovery for individuals.
• Maintains therapeutic professional boundaries when working with consumers and families. Communicating effectively and calmly with a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.
• Adheres to safety and infection control guidelines; completes Infection Control reports according to Policy and Procedure.
• Maintains the Nursing Office according to Policy and Procedure: completes regular reviews of expiration dates of supplies/medications, temperature logs of refrigerators, and ensures all equipment/supplies used are in good working order/calibration.
• Works in partnership with the physician/nurse practitioner to provide exceptional services for individuals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Licensed per the State of Georgia as an LPN or RN
• 1-2 years experience with Mental Health
• Bi-lingual abilities a plus