Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse is responsible for professional nursing care to clients.  This role works closely with clinicians, administrative staff, and insurance companies to support the financial and operational health of the organization.

Essential Job Functions:

• Pre-certification of insurance clients
• Completes and records initial and subsequent nursing assessment of each patient’s physical and mental status according to program protocols using interview, observation skills, and physical assessment techniques and communicates findings verbally and/or via written documentation
• Writes and submits required reports and/or provides appropriate data as needed
• Initiates emergency screening protocol and decides when to consult on-call staff in accordance with staff on-call procedures         
• Initiates assessment of client needs and provide appropriate treatment/medical care utilizing MD when appropriate
• Orders, interprets, and records results of clinical tests and reports results to physicians.
• Completes nursing assessment for every assigned patient including Mental Status Exam on all new admissions
• Utilize crisis intervention techniques to assist with de-escalation of client situations
• Acts as a collaborative team member within the program, leading and addressing comprehensive health promotion and behavioral health maintenance needs;
• Facilitates preventative and restorative health and well-being education in individual, group and community settings;
• Initiates emergency screening protocol and decides when to consult on-call staff in accordance with on-call procedures
• Work in collaboration with a Physician to assess the physical needs of the client and implement a plan of care
• Participate in training as required and Performance Improvement activities
• Maintain confidentiality of client records in accordance with HIPPA standards