Nurse: RN or LPN

<strong>There is a place for you at Highland Rivers Behavioral Health!</strong>Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.<strong>JOB SUMMARY</strong>:The RN or LPN will be working in a Mental Health environment. RN or LPN will provide direct service to individuals, such as clinical nursing assessments, labs, injections, and medication management training. <strong>Are you ready to make a Difference? </strong><strong>Duties and Responsibilities include:</strong><br /> <ul><li>Provides clinical nursing services for individuals (eg. nursing assessments, injections, medication assistance, PAP assistance, sample medications, re-assessments, TB Tests, labs, urine drug screens, HIV/Hep C testing, and vitals.); completes all necessary paperwork according to Policy and Procedure.</li><li>This position is a Pay for Performance position, which requires that staff who work 40 hours per week complete 40 hours of billable services per pay period. (Pro-rated for those who work less than 40 hrs per week or have additional duties.)</li><li>Communicates with medical staff working with individual to ensure coordination of treatment including with PCPs as needed with signed Release of Information authorizations; link and/or serve as advocate with other agencies to garner needed resources for individuals.</li><li>Provides assistance and support in crisis situations, using professional judgement and appropriate intervention techniques. </li><li>Provides education for individuals and their support system on medications, nutrition, health and wellness and general mental health and addictive diseases.</li><li>Actively engages in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings each week to participate in the development of a comprehensive individualized service plan with a focus on recovery for individuals.</li><li>Maintains therapeutic professional boundaries when working with consumers and families. Communicating effectively and calmly with a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy.</li><li>Adheres to safety and infection control guidelines; completes Infection Control reports according to Policy and Procedure.</li><li>Maintains the Nursing Office according to Policy and Procedure: completes regular reviews of expiration dates of supplies/medications, temperature logs of refrigerators, and ensures all equipment/supplies used are in good working order/calibration.</li><li>Works in partnership with the physician/nurse practitioner to provide exceptional services for individuals.</li><li>Other duties as assigned.</li></ul> <img src="https://ars2.equest.com/? response_id=36757b5b503f2e2bb6433cfe090c4d02&view" alt=" " width="1" height="1"/>