Overview
Shift - Mon to Fri 8a to 5p
Marion and Hamilton Counties
Responsibilities
- Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs.
- Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects.
- Maintains awareness for indicators in patients' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs and symptoms.
- Instructs patient/caregiver in cognitive and technical aspects of care, medication regimes, disease processes, safety interventions, ADL care, coping skills, symptom management and other interventions.
- Administers IM medications, performs lab draws and specimen collections.
- Acts as a case manager in coordinating care for patients as assigned.
- Completes documentation timely and accurately.
- Supervises LPNs and HHAs.
- Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist and care team.
Qualifications
- Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work. Must have one of the following to meet CMS requirements for psychiatric nursing in the home care setting:
- An RN with a master's degree in a mental health nursing or psychiatric specialty. Must have nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
- An RN with a bachelor's degree in nursing. Must have one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
- An RN with a diploma or associate's degree in nursing. Must have two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
Please note: Experience must have been within the last three to five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatric retraining or classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge.
- Current CPR certification.
- Valid driver's license, reliable transportation and liability insurance.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets and may vary depending on location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
