The ACT nurse provides community based support and services to conduct assessments, referrals, treatment planning and health education to ACT consumers and their families. The ACT nurse monitors medical issues, crisis, and health concerns and oversees the storage and administration of medications. This position collaborates with the psychiatrist, community physicians, and other team members.
Essential Duties:
- Possession of a valid Michigan Driver’s License with a good driving record.
- Access to a private vehicle for day-to-day job performance, when needed. Practices safe driving habits.
- Administers medications as ordered by staff psychiatrists.
- Direct, coordinate and provides necessary health care information to clients in regard to diet, administration of medication, hygiene, and other health information as indicated or requested. Follows up with community physicians regarding health and medical conditions.
- Completes all required trainings.
- Provides health assessments for clients.
- Reports to work on time as scheduled and at the location assigned.
- Responsible for transporting consumers to community appointments, clinic appointments, activities and other resources as identified in their person centered plan.
Responsibilitiesinclude, but may not be limited to the following:
- Assesses overall physical health of consumers as part of a comprehensive assessment and on an ongoing basis for all ACT consumers according to agency policy.
- Demonstrates good clinical judgment in determining optimum health care for client.
- Integrates necessary information into the development of client treatment goals and objectives when nursing intervention is indicated.
- Collects sufficient data to verify diagnoses.
- Maintains adequate stocks of medications for the ACT program to meet client needs, and coordinates the ordering of medications and other medical supplies.
- Monitors ACT consumers’ medication supply and alert psychiatrist and/or pharmacy when consumer will need medications.
- Demonstrates acceptable methods and charting techniques in medication administration.
- Properly notes orders and renewals.
- Observes clients for side effects of medications, and reports concerns to staff psychiatrist.
- Takes lead role in coordinating and providing the team’s medication administration services.
- Evaluates nursing needs for the treatment planning process, and documents these needs in progress notes. Develops nursing goals for clients.
- Documents nursing interventions in progress notes.
- Develops treatment plans, reviews, and discharge summaries for clients who are assigned to the ACT nurse.
- Practices Person Centered Planning principles.
- Maintains direct service hours of 80 per month.
- Participates in daily team meetings and treatment planning meetings.
- First Aid - Gives attention and provides treatment to clients who require first aid.
- Laboratory reports - Reviews laboratory reports and other medical reports in a timely manner, to ensure proper medical care.
- Makes referrals to community physicians and accompany consumers to medical appointments and facilitate follow up.
- Participates in 24 hour on call coverage as assigned.
- Provide on-call crisis interventions according to agency and team’s policy.
- Participates in committees requiring nursing input.
- Ascertains that universal precautions are used in the administration of medical needs.
- Monitors all issues regarding infection control.
- Completes all required documentation within established timeframes.
- Takes precautions when using Agency property, following appropriate procedures to report any damage incidents.
- When appropriate, completes other assigned responsibilities in a reasonable established timeframe, within quality expectations.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Registered nurse (associates degree) or Bachelorsdegree in nursing from an accredited college or university required.
- Preferred 2 years experience in working with the mentally ill population.
CREDENTIALING/LICENSURE - Registration with the State of Michigan as a Registered Nurse.
SKILLS AND ABILITIES
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to establish professional working relationships with all staff.
- Ability to effectively treat consumers with mental illness using time limited treatment modalities, and quality care services.
- Appropriately articulates the view of the agency when networking in the community.
QUALIFICATIONS - To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS - The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Compensation details: 48500-64000 Yearly Salary
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