PRN Nurse (Antioch)

Mental Health Cooperative•Antioch, TN

About The Position

Mental Health Cooperative, Inc. (MHC) provides services to individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and to children and adolescents with severe emotional disorders across Middle and East Tennessee. The Medical Operations Nurse supports a licensed physician or advanced practice nurse and the overall treatment team in providing care to clinic consumers. This position works PRN shifts; clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The nurse provides clinic and community-based nursing care, supports medication management and treatment planning, maintains timely and accurate clinical documentation, and collaborates with consumers, families, interdisciplinary teams, and community providers. The role may also provide PRN coverage at other clinic locations and departments.

Requirements

Certificate of training from a college or technical school.
Valid Tennessee Registered Nursing License or LPN License.
Current phlebotomy skills.
Valid Tennessee driver’s license.
Acceptable Motor Vehicle Report (MVR).
Acceptable criminal background investigation.
Personal automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

Conduct nursing assessments and prepare consumers for clinic visits.
Interpret, process, and implement provider orders.
Advocate for consumers and participate in ongoing evaluation of progress toward treatment goals.
Maintain consumer records to support safe and accurate implementation of medication orders, including ordering prescribed medications from designated pharmacies.
Participate in multidisciplinary treatment team meetings as required.
Provide general guidance and health education to consumers and family members.
Complete clinical documentation promptly and in accordance with agency standards.
Use the electronic health record proficiently.
Conduct community-based assessments, including in homes or day treatment programs, to support continuity of physical and/or psychological care.
Provide PRN nursing coverage for other clinic locations and departments.
Collaborate with community providers to coordinate integrated, whole-person care and address consumers’ medical and treatment needs.
Comply with applicable regulations, laws, rules, procedures, policies, standards, and grant requirements.
Use appropriate de-escalation techniques to prevent or diffuse potentially disruptive situations.
Obtain releases from primary care providers, specialists, treatment facilities, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations as needed for consumer care.
Complete prior authorizations and attestations for treatment medications.
Perform emergency response functions, including basic emergency medical aid and evacuation to safe locations.
Establish and maintain effective working relationships with interdisciplinary teams and demonstrate a professional demeanor.
Perform laboratory work, injections, glucometer testing, urine drug screening, and pregnancy testing.
Remain flexible and positive in response to changing needs.
Prioritize customer service with internal and external customers and contribute to proactive team efforts toward departmental and company goals.
Follow up with consumers regarding lab results in accordance with company procedures.
Establish rapport with consumers and systematically gather data needed for treatment.
Assess an individual’s readiness for treatment and change.
Screen for substance toxicity, intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms as needed.
Analyze and interpret urine drug screen and pregnancy test results.