Mattie's House - LPN

Catch Inc • Philadelphia, PA

9d

About The Position

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The Nurse will have a strong background in psychiatric or mental health nursing, excellent clinical skills, and a commitment to providing compassionate and comprehensive care to residents with psychiatric disorders. The Nurse has Strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Excellent communication, interpersonal, and teamwork abilities. Knowledge of psychiatric disorders, pharmacology, therapeutic interventions, and crisis management techniques
Brief Outline of Duties: Assessment: Conducts thorough assessments of residents' physical and mental health status, including vital signs, medication history, and psychiatric symptoms. Care Planning: Develops, implements, and evaluates individualized care plans in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team, focusing on residents' psychiatric, medical, and social needs. Medication Management: Administers medications as prescribed by healthcare providers, monitors residents for therapeutic effectiveness and side effects, and educates residents on medication management and compliance. Clinical Interventions: Provides clinical interventions and treatments, such as wound care, medication injections, and monitoring of medical conditions, ensuring residents' overall well-being. Crisis Intervention: Responds to psychiatric emergencies and crisis situations, assesses residents' safety, and implements appropriate interventions following established protocols. Documentation: Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, progress notes, and communicates with healthcare team members. Health Education: Educates residents and their families on mental health conditions, treatment options, medication management, healthy lifestyle choices, and community resources. Collaboration: Collaborates with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate and provide comprehensive care and support to residents. Quality Assurance: Participates in quality improvement initiatives, audits, and regulatory compliance activities to ensure high standards of care and adherence to policies and procedures.
Training and Supervision: Provides guidance, training, support, and supervision to the residents and other staff members involved in resident care in the areas of hygiene, medication side effects, first aid, and nutrition. Scheduling: Schedules clinic appointment times, coordinates the resident’s transportation, and reviews the results of medical assessments and testing. Health plan review: Reviews the residents’ health plan, develops, and manages medical and medication goals for residents. Available to work every other weekend as needed. Group leader: Develops and runs nursing groups, acts as co-leader in group therapy, participates in treatment team meetings, and acts as a liaison between the resident’s physicians and the staff. All other duties as assigned by the Associate Director.

Requirements

• The position requires a current Pennsylvania LPN license and experience working with chronically mentally ill adults in a residential setting.
• Must have an acceptable PA criminal history, FBI clearance, and Child Abuse clearance done prior to hire.

Nice To Haves

• Teamwork Oriented
• Stress Management/Composure
• Ethical Conduct
• Communication Proficiency
• Customer/Client Focus
• De-escalation techniquesFlexibility
• Critical Thinking

Responsibilities

• Conducts thorough assessments of residents' physical and mental health status, including vital signs, medication history, and psychiatric symptoms.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates individualized care plans in collaboration with the Interdisciplinary Team, focusing on residents' psychiatric, medical, and social needs.
• Administers medications as prescribed by healthcare providers, monitors residents for therapeutic effectiveness and side effects, and educates residents on medication management and compliance.
• Provides clinical interventions and treatments, such as wound care, medication injections, and monitoring of medical conditions, ensuring residents' overall well-being.
• Responds to psychiatric emergencies and crisis situations, assesses residents' safety, and implements appropriate interventions following established protocols.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date documentation of nursing assessments, interventions, progress notes, and communicates with healthcare team members.
• Educates residents and their families on mental health conditions, treatment options, medication management, healthy lifestyle choices, and community resources.
• Collaborates with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to coordinate and provide comprehensive care and support to residents.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives, audits, and regulatory compliance activities to ensure high standards of care and adherence to policies and procedures.
• Provides guidance, training, support, and supervision to the residents and other staff members involved in resident care in the areas of hygiene, medication side effects, first aid, and nutrition.
• Schedules clinic appointment times, coordinates the resident’s transportation, and reviews the results of medical assessments and testing.
• Reviews the residents’ health plan, develops, and manages medical and medication goals for residents.
• Develops and runs nursing groups, acts as co-leader in group therapy, participates in treatment team meetings, and acts as a liaison between the resident’s physicians and the staff.
• All other duties as assigned by the Associate Director.

Benefits

• CATCH Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, CATCH Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
• CATCH Inc. expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of CATCH’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
• Applicants as well as employees who are or become disabled must be able to perform the essential job functions either unaided or with reasonable accommodation. The organization shall determine reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis in accordance with applicable law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed