Nurse - PRN Job at Jefferson Center for Mental Health
Overview:
At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.
Provide psychiatric nursing services to patients at the Outpatient offices. Collaborate with prescribers in all phases of medication management and follow-up, medication groups, medication problems and side effects and identify potential physical problems impacting the mental health of patients. Provide education to all patients and their families regarding psychiatric diagnoses.
Responsibilities:
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Qualifications:
At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.
Provide psychiatric nursing services to patients at the Outpatient offices. Collaborate with prescribers in all phases of medication management and follow-up, medication groups, medication problems and side effects and identify potential physical problems impacting the mental health of patients. Provide education to all patients and their families regarding psychiatric diagnoses.
Responsibilities:
Essential Duties:
- Coordinate prescription refills; respond to all refill requests within 3 business days.
- Coordinate PAP refills: respond to all PAP refill requests within 3 business days.
- Assist in medication groups, as required.
- Educate and assist patients with the filling of medication boxes.
- Give long-acting injections.
- Review and order labs, notify prescriber of any abnormal labs requiring immediate attention.
- Assist prescribers in tracking and meeting timeframes for annual labs and AIMs.
- Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations.
- Coordinate medication processing and applications with PAP office.
- Work with the drug representatives to ensure medication cabinets are stocked.
- Coordinate and run Clozaril groups, as determined by location.
- Provide patients with medication education.
- Screen calls from patients involving medication problems and refills. Return calls promptly, within 72 hours during working days. Emergent calls will be returned the day that they are received.
- Monitor patients for side effects of medications, including AIMS testing or any medical condition that may affect their mental illness.
- Monitor and review patient’s charts for medication/medical issues with appropriate follow-up.
- Coordination of care with patient’s prescriber, including documentation of medical medications & dosing, physical diagnoses, monitoring of potential medication interactions with psychiatric medications, and referrals as indicated.
- Submit prior authorizations to patient’s’ insurance in a timely fashion.
- Address medication changes with prescribers as needed.
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Other Duties:
- Attend mandatory in-services, compliance with individualized training plan if required.
- Participate in supervision by coming prepared with an agenda. Report high risk/problem cases and utilize a problem-solving approach as well as feedback. Attending supervision at times and intervals agreed upon with supervisor.
- Work to engage child and adult patients and their families in the treatment process and goal setting. Identify risk factors including lethality. Work constructively with patients to reach agreed upon outcomes, and coordinate care with internal and external providers.
- Applicants should exhibit enthusiasm, courtesy, adaptability, flexibility, and spirit of cooperation in the work environment.
- Maintain effective interpersonal relations with patients, peers, subordinates, upper management, visitors and the general public.
- Effectively respond to patients needs and problems, initiates and maintains positive interactions, timely response to phone calls, email and other requests.
- Cooperate with other community agencies, as appropriate, and in agreement with supervisor.
- Volunteer to work on Center committees and/or task forces.
Note: Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job. This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.
Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required:
- LPN or RN with experience and/or training in a psychiatric/medical setting.
- Candidate must have knowledge or be willing to gain knowledge of psychiatric conditions and symptom manifestations
- Candidate must have a good understanding of medications and their side effects.
- Candidate must have developed awareness of various medical conditions, medication interactions or side effects that may affect the health or psychological functioning of a client.
- Applicant must have basic computer skills such as e-mail and prescription writing.
$45.00/hr. No benefits.
Important Announcements:
COVID-19 Vaccination or an approved medical or religious exemption is required for employment with Jefferson Center for Mental Health. Newly hired employees must be fully vaccinated (Received final dose of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen) and provide proof, or have an approved medical or religious exemption, prior to their first day of employment. Information on how to request an exemption will be provided at the time of offer.
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