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Richmond Behavioral Healthis seeking a full time Nurse Educator (RN) to support our Medical Services team. This individual will be responsible for participating in delivery of client education and disease management interventions and for performing health coaching for clients, across multiple lines, for health improvement/management programs for chronic diseases; maintaining timely and thorough documentation of all services utilizing agency, reimbursement, regulatory and professional standards of practice. Work is performed under the administrative supervision of the Medical Services Practice Manager. Supervision is exercised over subordinate personnel as assigned.
Essential Functions
Conducts behavioral health or medical assessments to identify individual client knowledge, skills, medical and
behavioral needs.
Identifies, develops and/coordinates specific health coaching plan needs to address objective and goals identified
during assessments.
Collaborates with other members of the health care team as well as external providers to include Managed Care
Organizations (MCOs) to facilitate implementation and monitoring of coaching plans.
Provides in home services to include however not limited to safety checks, health education and coordination with
support system to facilitate implementation and coordination of the health coaching plan.
Completes medically related assessments including mental status exams, medication side effects, monitoring
adherence, administering treatment scales, i.e. the PHQ9 and taking vital signs on all clients per visit.
Facilitates educational groups at the agency and one-to-one educational sessions with individuals in their home as
needed.
Lab value management to include venipuncture and coordination with Medical and Psychiatric providers to obtain
data that will drive treatment and coaching plans.
Collaborate with clients to establish health improvement plans, set personalized goals, support customers in
achieving those goals and evaluating the outcomes of the coaching plans.
Monitors and evaluates effectiveness of interventions and/or health coaching plans and modify as appropriate.
Facilitate referrals to health professionals for behavioral health and medical needs.
Use motivational interviewing to empower clients to facilitate health behavior change.
Provide linkage to community resources to promote wellness.
Refers clients to catastrophic case management.
Meets with clients to discuss therapeutic injections and completes the pharmaceutical companys Patient Assistance
Program (PAP) paperwork for those individuals that may require additional financial resources.
Maintains thorough documentation of daily activities including nursing and treatment services.
Attends and participates on integrated treatment team; attends staff meetings and trainings as required. Collaborates
with primary care, mental health, developmental disabilities services and substance use services as clinically
indicated.
Coordinates schedule with providers and front desk staff.
Provides crisis intervention services as needed
Maintains productivity standards as set by division.
Implement and utilize collaborative documentation.
Performs other duties as assigned.
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