The RN staff provides medical support and guidance to our clients in collaboration with PAs, Medical Director, LPNs, and other medical staff.
Duties and responsibilities
- Assess individual patient care needs, initiate medical treatment plan and competently implement/instruct all care in the appropriate nursing practice to all staff.
- Serve as a resource to treatment team members.
- Pre-admission screenings, arranging transportation, and scheduling admissions as needed.
- Perform admission assessments, LOC, and review patient histories to document all necessary information.
- Prepare patients for examinations: height/weight, vitals, collect and process lab specimens including UDS, UA, etc. following proper infection control procedures.
- Utilize safe and effective practices of medication management as defined by policy including the oversight of self-administration observation of medication.
- Administer and monitor the effects of medications, ensure accurate medication is ordered and administered for controlled substances and conduct accurate med counts.
- Provide appropriate patient education as determined by patient assessments/needs and treatment plans.
- Monitor and/or perform withdrawal assessments and appropriately implement/instruct the necessary nursing interventions.
- Schedule all patient appointments related to their medical treatment.
- Work a flexible schedule based upon service demands and work mandatory overtime as needed.
- Attend all mandatory trainings as identified by SpiritLife, Inc., policies.
- Attend multi-disciplinary treatment team meetings and group sessions (when applicable) when in unit nurse role.
- Maintain the quality control logs.
- Ensure the highest level of professionalism for self and staff and maintain a clean and organized work environment.
- Complete yearly training requirements and mentor new employees.
- This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions and does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
Qualifications
- Current Pennsylvania NURSING license (Required)
- Current CPR Certification (Required)
- Drug and Alcohol Experience (Preferred)
