Registered Nurse - ACT - Assertive Community Treatment (Pottstown)

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

6d•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 using community resources, including referrals to community assistance as needed. 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 role provides primary support to ACT participants and cross-trains other ACT team members to assist with medical wellness and healthcare, promoting participant stability and overall wellness. The Registered Nurse ACT may also provide educational groups on topics such as 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).
Completion of CPR certification.
Valid driver's license and a driving record that complies with St. Luke's University Health Network policy.
Good physical and mental health.
Visual and auditory acuity sufficient 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 in vivo services that improve quality of life and maintain community tenure.
Assist participants with activities of daily living, budgeting and money management, stable housing, benefits and entitlements, meal planning and grocery shopping, transportation, side-by-side coaching and training, and attendance at community activities or 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 with other ACT staff, including developing, writing, implementing, evaluating, and revising treatment goals.
Provide individual and supportive counseling to help participants manage symptoms.
Provide on-call crisis services on a rotating schedule, 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 weekends, evenings, 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, such as attending medical appointments with participants.
Coordinate with medical providers and ACT staff to ensure healthcare needs are met in a timely manner.
Complete admission health assessments in line with ACT criteria and maintain annual medical assessment reviews for all participants.
Maintain accurate 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 to ACT participants on topics that may include health, exercise, nutrition, and medication management.
Provide primary support to ACT participants and cross-train ACT team members in medical wellness and healthcare.