Rn Addiction Treatment Nights - Lockhart, United States - San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital

Description

Job Summary
The RN provides skilled nursing services to patients struggling with substance use disorders.

Responsible for managing detoxification, ongoing assessment, evaluations, triage, harm reduction teaching, stabilization, and monitoring of clients/patients in the ambulatory community-based treatment model.

Develops goal-oriented treatment plans with clients/patients; collaborates with primary care providers, integrated treatment team, and community providers; as well as support and services to patients from other settings referred to the program for stabilization and assessment.

Essential Duties:

• Knowledge of nursing standards, policies, procedures, patient rights, and ethics.
• Ensures medication is properly distributed and accounted for.
• Facilitate and schedule intakes, discharges, and transfers to residential or outpatient, and/or outside agency programs as necessary.
• Provides nursing care to patients, medication monitoring, adjusts medications within limits prescribed by medical direction or physician order.
• Assessment and development of an appropriate goaloriented treatment plan to meet individual client/patient need with understanding and consideration of client/patient care goals as voiced by the client/patient, making the client/patient a significant part of their treatment and recovery.
• Ongoing management of patients receiving medications for addiction and acts as a liaison between client and other community caregivers.
• Regular evaluation of client/patient progress, including crisis intervention as appropriate.
• Submit timely clinical documentation.
• Coordination of services with the client, family, and all providers involved in the treatment plan.
• Ability to determine if a medical emergency exists and to take appropriate action, when necessary, with knowledge of emergency procedures used in case of alcohol and/or drug overdose.
• Providing advocacy as needed to ensure the client/patient knows and understands his/her rights.
• Provides information, education and support for clients/patient looking to access opioid treatment programs and promote wellness, recovery, and skill building to sustain better health.
• Assesses the client/patient systematically and continuously for both overt and covert signs and symptoms.
• Involves the client/patient, significant others, and appropriate health care providers in collecting data when applicable.
• Consistently uses clear, concise, and effective communication, written/oral, and complies with departmental policies when sharing/documenting relevant patient care data.
• Provides followup care in person and via telephone when needed.
• Maintain uptodate education on current addiction treatment trends, including knowledge of the Internet and local resources for those with substance abuse.
• Participates in a variety of crossfunctional teams and performance improvement initiatives.
• Performs other related duties as required.
• This job description is not intended to be allinclusive._
• Employee may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the hospital._

Job Requirements

Education and/or Licensure - Must be a Registered Nurse (RN) licensed in Texas.


Experience - At least one year of professional nursing experience, preferably in a detox unit and/or inpatient, partial hospitalization and/or outpatient setting preferred.


Additional Requirements - Must obtain and maintain approved CPR certification, de-escalation training, and ASAM training.


Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Detoxification proficiency: identify signs of withdrawal; understand observation and monitoring procedures; understand pregnancy related complications; execute the transfer process including understanding potential complications; execute appropriate interventions; and understand frequently used medications, including their purpose, precautions, and side effects.
• Have the training, knowledge, and/or experience demonstrating competence in the treatment of the disease of addiction, including the management of withdrawal, client evaluation, motivational counseling techniques, and the taking and recording of vital signs.
• Can work independently while being a team player.
• Possess the skills to network with all resources to provide the best customer service with clients or family members seeking help.
• The ability to ensure a safe and clean working environment complying with OSHA, Plum Creek Recovery Ranch, and the RN Scope of Practice.
• Excellent customer service skills to handle continuous customer contact with the public, including citizens who may be ill or injured, upset, and/or distraught, requiring the utmost patience, tact, and discretion.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and good problemsolving skills in pressure situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with coworkers and the public.
• Administers medications and monitoring. Takes verbal orders from the Director of Nursing, documents t