Richmond Behavioral Health has a new and exciting opportunity for a PRN Licensed Nurse Practitioner to join our REACH Team. The selected individual will perform complex work in the care and treatment of guests in a public health program, performing assessments and evaluations, determining diagnoses and prescribing medications (as needed), ordering and interpreting lab results, assisting with pre-admission medical paperwork, providing education and counseling, making referrals, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the general direction of the assigned Residential Manager.
Essential Functions
Assesses new admissions for medical and psychiatric needs; provides diagnoses and treatment (including prescribing) as indicated;
In collaboration with site RNs, provides ongoing evaluation of response to treatment including medication side effects and adverse reactions;
Orders and completes lab work as needed; interprets lab results and adjusts treatment accordingly;
Delivers injections and venipuncture services as needed;
Participates in review of admissions when needed; signs off on medication orders to ensure continuity of care for admissions to the residential crisis stabilization programs;
Perform rounds at each residential group home and crisis stabilization site (currently 3 sites in Chesterfield area);
Educates clients and staff on healthy habits, prevention and treatment recommendations;
Reviews and documents client records and treatment plans; prepares progress notes and evaluations; completes prior authorizations and paperwork as requested in the EHR
Communicates and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to include other medical providers, leadership staff, client systems (medical, psychiatry, case management); collaborates with RNs for each site to ensure collaborative treatment model is followed;
Participates in administrative and clinical staff meetings as needed;
Assist with medical and clinical policy development, as needed;
Functions as a change agent to identify and implement process improvement initiatives;
Participate in maintaining standards of care and implementation of evidence based processes in acute and non-acute settings;
Maintains timely and accurate documentation congruent with the agency’s guidelines, ethics and best practice, evidence-based standards of his/her profession and managed care standards;
Ensures required trainings are current and completed in a timely manner;
Requires flexibility to provide remote service delivery evenings and weekends at times to support admission process;
Performs other related work duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Thorough knowledge of practical nursing and prescribing techniques and the care and treatment of all types of clients; considerable knowledge of sanitation, personal hygiene, basic health and safety practices; skills in preparing and administering medications and general knowledge of proper dosage, effects and contradictions; skill in the operation of general and specialized equipment used in the area of assignment; ability to make astute observations of guest’s conditions and to report changes accurately; ability to understand, interpret, and relate oral and written instruction; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with guests and family members, medical personnel, insurance providers, other employees and the general public; ability to maintain professional composure under stress; ability to multitask and manage conflicting demands.
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