Registered NurseACT - Assertive Community Treatment - Sellersville

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

18d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse ACT is a member of a multidisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team. The nurse provides supportive services such as outreach, monitoring, assessment, service planning, support-network development, family consultation, side-by-side skills training, and instruction on using community resources. The role delivers nursing care to individuals in their homes or in the community to support symptom management and coordinate medical and psychiatric care.

The Registered Nurse provides primary support to ACT participants and cross-trains other team members to assist with participants’ medical wellness and healthcare, promoting stability and overall wellness. The nurse may also provide educational groups on topics including health, 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.
• 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 6 hours in an 8-hour workday.
• Ability to stoop and crouch frequently, handle/grasp 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 in vivo services that improve quality of life and 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, transportation, side-by-side coaching, and attending community activities or appointments.
• Provide medication services, including medication delivery and observing ingestion, as directed by the team psychiatrist, nursing staff, and Team Leader.
• Coordinate services for an assigned group of clients with other ACT staff, including developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising treatment goals.
• Provide individual and supportive counseling to assist participants with symptom management.
• Provide on-call crisis services on a rotating schedule, including primary and backup responsibilities, as directed by the Team Leader.
• Complete timely documentation of services in the electronic health record in accordance with program and Network standards.
• Work evenings, weekends, and holidays on a rotating schedule 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 under the direction of the ACT Team Psychiatrist, Clinical Coordinator, ACT Team Nurses, and ACT Team Leader.
• Provide medical support to ACT participants, including attending medical appointments with them.
• Coordinate with medical providers and ACT team staff to ensure healthcare needs are met in a timely manner.
• Complete health assessments at admission in line with ACT criteria and maintain annual medical assessment reviews for participants.
• Maintain accurate documentation of participant medications in the Medication Administration Record (MAR).
• Evaluate and document medication effectiveness, complications, and side effects.
• Arrange required laboratory work according to Network protocol.
• Provide educational groups to ACT participants as needed, covering topics such as health, exercise, nutrition, and medication management.
• Provide primary support to 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