Registered Nurse

## Description

**Position Summary:**

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for the day-to-day nursing services provided to all patients admitted to the facility, including but not limited to, intake, assessment, vital signs, suicide risk assessment, medication management, and general health care education.

**Position Responsibilities:**

• Complete nursing intake and assessment as requested by Director of Nursing and/or facility leadership; interviewing with patients and/or family as needed.
• Process, manage, and implement orders from Licensed Independent Practitioners (LIPs).
• Monitor patient’s vital signs as ordered and/or according to standard protocol.
• Maintain medication cart in order and always locked.
• Dispense medications as ordered. Monitor and document all medication activity, keeping medication administration record (MAR) up to date.
• Observes and notes patient’s reactions to psychotropic drugs and other medications.
• Ensure compliance with Do Not Use Abbreviation and Sound Alike/Look Alike medication lists.
• Document all patient interactions and interventions in the medical record within the electronic management record system.
• Complete incident report for any unusual or adverse event including medication errors and medication reactions.
• Monitor food and nutrition orders to ensure patients are served an appropriate diet in accordance with medical record.
• Record patient weight on admission, monitor weight as ordered by LIP.
• Completes suicide risk assessment on all new admission and as needed during the patient’s course of treatment.
• Complete a physical assessment of all patients upon admission or as needed to assess skin integrity, markings, or signs and symptoms of disease or medical issues.
• Obtains patient specific medications from pharmacy.
• Establish rapport, systematically gather data, determine the readiness of the individual for treatment and apply accepted criteria for diagnosis of substance use and/or mental health disorders.
• Screen for psychoactive substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms.
• Screen for danger to self or others.
• Screen for co-occurring mental health issues.
• Analyze and interpret data to determine treatment recommendations and priorities.
• With the individual served, formulate mutually agreed-upon, measurable treatment goals and objective.
• Demonstrate adherence to accepted ethical and behavioral standards of conduct.
• Participate in continuing professional development.

## Qualifications
**Licensures and/or Certifications**

• This position requires a valid, active, and unencumbered RN license from the State.
• CPR certification required.

**Education and Experience:**

• Nursing degree from an accredited school.
• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience as a nurse in behavioral health care, substance abuse, or hospital setting.
• 1 year substance abuse or mental health preferred.