Job Summary:
Responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the overall care of clients. Ensures compliance with patient care quality standards as it relates to the care provided to all clients.
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Duties and Responsibilities:*
- Conducts an individualized client assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the client’s immediate condition or needs within the timeframe specified by client facility’s policies, procedures, or protocols.
- Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by client’s condition and/or the client facility’s policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
- Develops a plan of care that is individualized for the client reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
- Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by physician in an accurate and timely manner.
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the client and his/her family.
- Delivers care with appropriate age and cultural competence to specific client populations according to individualized needs.
- Provides individualized client/family education customized to the client and his/her family.
- Documents client assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
- Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to adult resuscitation protocols.
- Maintains confidentiality in matters related to client, family, and client facility staff.
- Provides care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the client’s and family’s diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity, and rights.
- Reports client condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
- Administer medicine and treatment to clients per provider orders
- Performs waive testing on admission and as ordered by providers
- Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
- Direct and supervise Certified Nursing Assistants
- Maintains current competency in nursing specialty by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications.
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Competencies:*
The work consists of the practical application of a variety of healthcare concepts, practices and specialized techniques relating to nursing management. Assignments typically involve evaluation and interpretation of factors, conditions, or unusual circumstances, inspecting, obtaining urine specimen, Suicide Risk & Prevention or evaluating compliance with established standards or criteria.
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Personal Protective Equipment:*
Follow Standard Precautions using personal protective equipment as required.
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Required License(s)/Certification(s):*
- Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the State Board of Nursing in State in which site is located or licensed in a compact licensure state provides a multistate license that allows nurses to practice with patients across state lines.
- BLS Provider obtained within 1 month (30 days) of hire date
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Education and Experience:*
- Degree from an accredited school/college of nursing OR Required professional licensure at time of hire.
- One year experience of professional work as an RN is desirable
- Previous substance abuse treatment and/or primary care experience strongly preferred
- Maintain continuing education requirements as required by licensing board
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $32.00 - $39.00 per hour