On-Call RN/LPN

Turning Point Behavioral Health•Madison, SD

10d

About The Position

Turning Point Behavioral Health is committed to providing exceptional care and service with compassion. We strive to provide a family of employees who feel valued and supported in an environment that inspires excellence and fulfilment. Our services support individuals seeking behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, with South Dakota serving as the primary location of responsibility for this role.

Requirements

Holds an active LPN or RN license.
Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Ability to research and analyze several types of data, especially compliance and regulatory standards.
Detail-oriented with the ability to plan and carry out job tasks independently.
Must be able to exercise discretion and solid judgment.
Ability to set priorities, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and adapt efficiently to change.
Effectively communicate with all levels of employees and management.

Nice To Haves

Minimum of two years' experience in a behavioral health environment.

Responsibilities

Promotes and supports a positive work environment focused on team building and collaboration.
Provides on-call backup to the community.
Maintains confidentiality of all pertinent personal or health information concerning residents and staff.
Ensures that all the needs are met for the residents as well as advising staff that are on the shift.
Ensures that any incident reports are completed properly and promptly.
Prepares necessary medical paperwork for all scheduled resident appointments.
Assists with compliance in meeting regulations and is available for state licensure surveys.
Maintains resident files and appropriate documents as required.
Assists Medication Aides and Caregivers in service delivery and training as requested.
Notifies DON of any new doctors' orders that are received and informs the DON of any med changes.
Performs inventory management for medication administration by Medication Aides and checks new medications from the pharmacy.
Communicates in staff communication book any information that staff needs to be aware of.
Assist with picking up shifts on an evenly distributed schedule among nursing staff as needed.
Reviews, edits, and creates nursing policy drafts to be reviewed and finalized by the Executive Director and/or DON.
Obtains, administers, and documents prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques and facility standards of practice.
Observes residents, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor, family (responsible party), and physician of residents change in condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess the condition of resident.
Keeps resident family and physician informed of any changes in resident behavior, medications, or conditions of health.