Registered Nurse

Center For Mental Health•Helena, MT

22d•Onsite

About The Position

A member of the mental health team sharing responsibility for the treatment, rehabilitation, and prevention of emotional disorders. Provides direct client care under the supervision of the Nursing Supervisor, evaluates outcomes and consults with other health team members as required. Triage new intakes by collecting vital signs and past/current medications, document appropriately and report results to the APRN or MD on staff as needed. Take and record vital signs as needed with regularly scheduled clients. Notify appropriate licensed personnel when a client has complaints. Performs all aspects of client care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces likelihood of medical/health care errors. Import lab results into the appropriate EMR as received, notifying the provider/nursing of abnormal results. Maintain patient assistance programs. Communicate appropriately and clearly to co-workers, physicians, and clients. Maintain a good working relationship with all staff members in the office. Accurately complete personal daily time sheets and clinical documentation and submit to the nursing supervisor in accordance with program policy. Treat clients and their families with respect and dignity. Identify and address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of clients and family. Interact professionally with clients and family and involve client and family in patient education. Triage and return medical/nursing phone calls. Answer telephone calls in a professional manner, direct calls appropriately. Input and maintain current client medication lists in the EMR. Meet current documentation standards and policies. Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for clients and families in accordance with office standards. Maintain established office policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards. Coordinate with drug reps for luncheons, and maintaining sample medication stock as requested. Ensure adequate stock of supplies. Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and conserving of supplies and equipment. Report medication changes to treatment team in accordance with program policy. Attend and participate in all required meetings unless excused by Nursing Supervisor. Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly. Performed preventative maintenance. Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and functions in stressful situations. Response to patients is appropriate in emergency or physically stressful situations. Performs other duties as assigned within the nurse’s scope of practice. Demonstrates the ability to deal with pressure to meet deadlines, to be accurate and to handle constantly changing situations. Demonstrates the ability to deal with a variety of people, deal with stressful situations, and handle conflict. Abide by the employee Code of Ethics and policies and procedures set forth by MRWH.

Requirements

Graduate of RN program from an accredited school of Nursing
Current MT Licensure/Current NLC that includes MT RN Licensure
Current BLS is required

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred
One or more years of psychiatric care experience preferred

Responsibilities

Provides direct client care under the supervision of the Nursing Supervisor, evaluates outcomes and consults with other health team members as required.
Triage new intakes by collecting vital signs and past/current medications, document appropriately and report results to the APRN or MD on staff as needed.
Take and record vital signs as needed with regularly scheduled clients.
Notify appropriate licensed personnel when a client has complaints.
Performs all aspects of client care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Import lab results into the appropriate EMR as received, notifying the provider/nursing of abnormal results.
Maintain patient assistance programs.
Communicate appropriately and clearly to co-workers, physicians, and clients.
Maintain a good working relationship with all staff members in the office.
Accurately complete personal daily time sheets and clinical documentation and submit to the nursing supervisor in accordance with program policy.
Treat clients and their families with respect and dignity.
Identify and address psychosocial, cultural, ethnic, and religious/spiritual needs of clients and family.
Interact professionally with clients and family and involve client and family in patient education.
Triage and return medical/nursing phone calls.
Answer telephone calls in a professional manner, direct calls appropriately.
Input and maintain current client medication lists in the EMR.
Meet current documentation standards and policies.
Maintain a safe, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for clients and families in accordance with office standards.
Maintain established office policies and procedures, objectives, performance improvement program, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
Coordinate with drug reps for luncheons, and maintaining sample medication stock as requested.
Ensure adequate stock of supplies.
Assist in cost containment through appropriate ordering and conserving of supplies and equipment.
Report medication changes to treatment team in accordance with program policy.
Attend and participate in all required meetings unless excused by Nursing Supervisor.
Manage and operate equipment safely and correctly.
Performed preventative maintenance.
Demonstrates the ability to be flexible, organized and functions in stressful situations.
Response to patients is appropriate in emergency or physically stressful situations.
Performs other duties as assigned within the nurse’s scope of practice.
Demonstrates the ability to deal with pressure to meet deadlines, to be accurate and to handle constantly changing situations.
Demonstrates the ability to deal with a variety of people, deal with stressful situations, and handle conflict.
Abide by the employee Code of Ethics and policies and procedures set forth by MRWH.