Registered Nurse - ACT - Assertive Community Treatment (Pottstown)

St. Luke’s University Health Network • Pottstown, PA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse ACT is a member of a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment Team. The nurse provides supportive services, including outreach, monitoring, assessment, service planning, support-network building, consultation to families, side-by-side skills training, and instruction in the use of community resources and referrals. The nurse delivers care to individuals in their homes or in the community to assist with symptom management and coordinate medical and psychiatric care.

The position provides primary support to ACT participants and cross-trains other team members to support medical wellness and healthcare, promote stability, and improve overall wellness. The nurse may also provide educational groups on health-related topics, exercise, nutrition, and medication management. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license to practice in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
• Experience in a psychiatric nursing specialty area or experience working with persons with a mental illness.
• Successful completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Completion of CPR certification.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and a driving record compliant with St. Luke’s University Health Network policy.
• Good physical and mental health.
• Visual and auditory acuity required to provide comprehensive care.
• Ability to perform heavy work, including occasionally lifting and/or carrying up to 50 pounds and sitting, standing, and/or walking at least six hours in an eight-hour workday.
• Ability to stoop and crouch frequently, handle objects frequently, and perform fine manipulation occasionally.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with individuals with forensic involvement and/or co-occurring substance use disorders.

Responsibilities

• Meet with ACT participants in their homes and other community settings to provide services that improve quality of life and help maintain community tenure.
• Assist participants with activities of daily living, budgeting and money management, maintaining stable housing, accessing benefits and entitlements, meal planning and grocery shopping, and accessing reliable transportation.
• Provide side-by-side coaching and training, and transport or accompany clients to scheduled community activities and appointments.
• Provide medication services, including medication delivery and observation of ingestion, as directed by the team psychiatrist, nursing staff, and Team Leader.
• Coordinate services for an assigned group of clients in collaboration with ACT staff; develop, write, implement, evaluate, and revise treatment goals.
• Provide individual and supportive counseling to assist participants with symptom management.
• Provide rotating on-call crisis services, including primary and backup responsibilities, as directed by the Team Leader.
• Document all services promptly in the electronic health record in accordance with program and Network standards.
• Work rotating weekends, evenings, and holidays as directed by the Team Leader.
• Cross-train with other ACT specialties to provide services such as housing and vocational support.
• Package medications for delivery to clients.
• Provide medical support to participants, including attending medical appointments with them.
• Coordinate with medical providers and ACT staff to ensure healthcare needs are met in a timely manner.
• Complete admission health assessments for all participants in line with ACT criteria and maintain annual medical assessment reviews.
• Maintain accurate participant medication documentation in the Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Evaluate and document medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects.
• Arrange required lab work according to Network protocol.
• Provide educational groups for ACT participants on topics such as health, exercise, nutrition, and medication management.
• Provide primary support to ACT participants and cross-train ACT team members to assist with medical wellness and healthcare.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed