Registered Nurse for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Community - Part Time

Advantage Behavioral Health Systems•Athens, GA

About The Position

Under general supervision, the Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to clients with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or behavioral health or substance use disorders in an outpatient setting. Care is provided in accordance with individual nursing care plans, attending physician directions, and applicable Agency policies and procedures. Duties include initial and ongoing nursing assessments, behavioral health assessments as needed, medical treatments, medication administration including injections, and assistance with client bridge requests. The role also includes educating clients and family members about medications, treatments, and disease processes; monitoring and documenting responses to medications and treatments; maintaining accurate client records; coordinating and communicating relevant information with physicians and other members of the health care team; and responding to acute client distress according to established guidelines. The schedule is flexible, three days per week for eight hours per day, and may adapt to client needs.

Requirements

Current Georgia license to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Ability to identify medications.
Ability to assist a physician.
Ability to convey patient information to a physician.
Skill in routine medical procedures, including applying bandages or tourniquets, giving injections, and measuring temperature, pulse, respiration, and blood pressure.
Ability to maintain accurate medical records of treatments, medications, symptoms, and patient conditions.

Responsibilities

Ensure treatment planning, discharge planning, and service orders are determined and complete, including second signatures when needed.
Use clinically sound, systematic, timely, and well-researched decision-making in accordance with state and Agency practices.
Educate clients and family members about medications, treatment information, disease processes, and health maintenance; identify health education needs and verify understanding.
Administer prescribed medications, including oral and injectable medications, using the proper method, time, and dosage.
Observe and document client responses to medications, including side effects or adverse effects, and promptly report significant reactions to the attending prescriber.
Conduct and document medication audits, including checks for expiration dates, according to established guidelines.
Call in prescriptions ordered by physicians as needed.
Perform technical nursing skills within the RN scope of practice and in accordance with Agency policies and procedures.
Take vital signs and perform other required tests, such as glucose monitoring, following prescriber instructions and established guidelines.
Document observations, signs, symptoms, test results, behaviors, and responses to medications and treatments in client records, charts, and reports.
Conduct initial and ongoing assessments, interview clients to obtain medical histories and determine the extent of illness, and enter relevant information in client charts for prescriber use.
Comply with Agency policies and procedures, accrediting and regulatory requirements, and performance contract documentation requirements.
Respond to clients in acute distress according to established guidelines.
Promote positive outcomes in the practice of professional nursing and use problem-solving in clinical decision-making.
Report relevant information to other health care team members, supervising Registered Nurses, or physicians.
Provide health education and information about disease processes and medications to other health care team members as needed to address client care needs.
Provide ethical, confidential, caring, non-judgmental, and non-discriminatory nursing care.
Adapt to changing work requirements and flexible schedules to accommodate client needs.
Perform related work and additional duties as assigned.