Registered Nurse ACT Engagement and Diversion Team $5000 retention bonus

The Providence Center•Providence, RI

About The Position

The Providence Center’s ACT Engagement and Diversion Team is seeking a motivated, team-oriented Registered Nurse to support adults with co-occurring conditions, medical complexities, and unstable living arrangements. The nurse assesses and coordinates care for assigned consumers, provides integrated care according to appropriate medical protocols, and helps consumers improve their overall health. Experience with chronically homeless individuals and people with addictions is a plus, as is familiarity with the team’s Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) capacity. The role includes community and home visits as needed, consumer and family education, medication administration and monitoring, and coordination with treatment teams, pharmacies, medical providers, and hospitals. The nurse documents care and assessments, supports consumers after hospital discharge, and may share on-call responsibilities with nursing and program staff. The position may require driving.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing required.
Rhode Island Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact License required.
Must have a valid driver’s license, vehicle registration, current inspection, and insured automobile if driving is required.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university preferred.
Bilingual ability preferred.
Experience in Human Services or an outpatient setting preferred.
Experience working with psychiatric and substance use disorder patients is a plus.
Experience with chronically homeless and addictions populations is a plus.

Responsibilities

Triage and assess assigned consumers.
Assess and evaluate client health care data gathered through interviews, observation, record review, and team input.
Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized consumer plans of care, updating plans based on consumers’ responses.
Provide integrated care in accordance with appropriate medical protocols and identify individualized expected outcomes.
Support consumers with daily living issues through community and home visits as necessary.
Instruct consumers and families about disease processes, treatment plans, and rehabilitation, using available teaching materials when appropriate.
Educate consumers about medications and their expected effects and side effects.
Question aspects of a consumer’s treatment regimen that may endanger wellness.
Administer medications, including injections and oral medications, according to prescriber orders and the six rights of medication administration.
Monitor laboratory results and complete related documentation.
Accurately document medications prescribed by external providers in the EMR.
Coordinate with the treatment team and pharmacy regarding medication changes to ensure consumers receive accurate, current prescriptions.
Coordinate activities related to consumer hospitalization.
Follow up with consumers after hospital discharge to provide support and education about inpatient recommendations.
Complete medication reconciliations, review hospital discharge paperwork, and communicate changes or significant findings to the treatment team, including the MD.
Collaborate with staff members in providing consumer care.
Maintain records in accordance with agency requirements and complete initial and annual assessment forms.
Maintain cooperative relationships with consumers, staff, and the public.
Communicate with local agencies, medical facilities, and other TPC departments, including the pharmacy.
Attend trainings, case presentations, and conferences as needed.
Perform duties in accordance with departmental goals, objectives, and standards, and serve on appropriate committees.
Participate in training new hires and student nurses.
May share on-call responsibilities with other nursing and program staff.