Registered Nurse

Position Overview:  

The Nurses provide holistic and compassionate nursing care as part of a multidisciplinary team supporting clients in an inpatient or residential higher level of care (HLOC) setting or in an outpatient setting with primary focus on clients in day programming (PHP/IDP). 

Schedule:

• Part Time, 0.2 FTE (8hrs/wk), working on Fridays from 7:30am - 4:00pm. 

Compensation 

Starting Hourly Range for Nurses: $35.00- $42.00

Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

 

How Nurses Empower Recovery:  

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to identify nursing care needs, potential risks, and psychological challenges. 
• Provides medication management including education, assessing adherence, administration in the inpatient and residential setting only, and monitoring for side effects in collaboration with provider.  
• Assists and supports medical and psychiatric providers with medical care coordination.  
• Provides medical care coordination between patient, provider, staff, family, and outside care agencies as needed.  
• Serves as a staff resource for client medical needs and information.  
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to medical and psychiatric emergencies.  
• Responsible for accurate and timely documentation in the client medical record  
• Able to follow through with directives provided by a Nurse Manager or Lead Nurse when applicable.  
• Partners with team effectively to maximize performance through use of communication skills, knowledge of team dynamics, and adaptation to change to ensure high quality of care.  
• Drive clients, staff, and supplies in the company vehicle in emergencies as needed (Inpatient or Residential only)  
• Process refills, laboratory procedures, EKGs, vitals, supply ordering and stocking, and triaging of calls.  
• Assists staff to provide a safe environment for patient care.  
• Adheres to policies and procedures as defined by the various programs including maintaining client confidentiality and client rights.  
• Able to take initiative, utilize critical thinking skills, and resource to work autonomously when needed.  
• Provides direction and support to LPNs, CNA, and Medical Assistant.  
• Performs nursing assessments and tasks (e.g. Patient Assessments, Venipuncture/Phlebotomy, EKG placement and capture, Nasogastric Tube Feeds, implementation of provider orders)  
• Partners with medical and psychiatric providers to ensure client safety during treatment at Accanto facilities, including appropriate management of medication regimen.  
• Partners with nutrition and medical to monitor meal compliance, possible impacts on clients’ health, and actions needed.  
• Operates as the Person in Charge during afterhours and owns escalation to on-call leadership / providers during after hour periods.  
• Partners with the treatment team to create the appropriate treatment plan for each client.  
• Partners with BHTs to help with client de-escalations.  
• Collaborates with site staff on incident reports.  
• Responds to medical concerns in the milieu.  
• Performs safety assessments after hours.  
• Initiate emergency response/protocols after business hours  
• Initiate nursing interventions to protect client safety.  
• Make appropriate client accommodations for group attendance based on medical concerns. 

Qualifications: 

Education Qualifications: 

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing required.  

Professional Qualifications: 

• Current licensure in state practicing or compact as a Registered Nurse required.  
• Basic Life Support certification required (American Heart Association) within 15 days from date of hire required. 
• CPI certification within 30 days of hire required.  
• Valid driver's license required and be authorized to drive.

 Workplace Environment:  

• Physically able to stand for long periods and respond quickly in emergencies. 
• Bending, twisting, kneeling, stooping, or crouching when appropriate, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing  
• Lift, carry, push, or pull up to approx. 40 pounds (supplies, etc.)   
• Fast-paced, multidisciplinary setting. 
• Must be able to work flexible hours including nights and weekends as needed. 

Competencies: 

• Competence with Information Technology (basic computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite, Electronic Health Record, Microsoft Teams)  
• Vital sign and physical assessments  
• NG tube placement training (inpatient only)