Registered Nurse

Red Rock Behavioral Health Services•Oklahoma City, OK

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About The Position

Provides nursing care and coordinates medical and psychiatric care for clients, ensuring continuity of care. The Registered Nurse performs nursing assessments, plans care, provides treatment for existing and emergency health conditions, and evaluates medical appropriateness for admission and throughout clients’ stays. The role works under the direction and supervision of a Psychiatrist and supports care planning within the Red Rock Health Team. The position includes medication administration and monitoring, clinical chart maintenance, routine laboratory specimen collection, injectable and emergency medication administration, and communication with pharmacies about medication orders. The nurse assists with daily mental-status assessments and RN health and wellness exams, monitors client progress, coordinates with other programs, agencies, and doctors as needed, and monitors assigned Mental Health Assistants and Technicians. Documentation must meet nursing standards of care and agency policies and procedures.

Requirements

Be licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Oklahoma.
Demonstrate interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrate experience using physical assessment skills and the ability to handle medical emergencies.
Be able to work shift-work.
One year of experience is preferred.
Knowledge and experience with administration of psychotropic medications is preferred.
Knowledge of psychiatric nursing practices, techniques, and procedures is preferred.
Experience working in a psychiatric setting is preferred.
Certification in mental health nursing is a plus.
Be able to stand or sit for long periods of time.
Be able to lift, push, or pull a minimum of 50 pounds.
Be able to travel approximately 10% of the time.
Be able to use a telephone, PC, fax machine, copy machine, and printer.

Nice To Haves

One year of experience.
Knowledge and experience with administration of psychotropic medications.
Knowledge of psychiatric nursing practices, techniques, and procedures.
Experience working in a psychiatric setting.
Certification in mental health nursing.

Responsibilities

Perform nursing assessments to identify client needs and plan care.
Provide treatment for existing and emergency health care conditions.
Assess medical appropriateness for admission and continue assessments throughout clients’ stays.
Consult with the Psychiatrist when a client’s medical status changes and refer the client to a more appropriate level of care when needed.
Administer medication and maintain clinical charts.
Observe and record client responses to medication and therapeutic procedures, initiate orders, maintain medication inventory including injections, and take appropriate action concerning client reactions.
Monitor the activities and job duties of Mental Health Assistants and Technicians assigned to the nurse’s shifts.
Review and monitor client progress through supervision and case disposition; confer with programs, agencies, doctors, and others as required regarding client welfare.
Complete documentation according to nursing standards of care and agency policies and procedures.
Assist with daily assessments of clients’ mental status, including RN health and wellness exams.
Perform professional medical nursing duties under the direction and supervision of the Psychiatrist, including collecting routine laboratory specimens, administering injectable and emergency medications, and communicating with pharmacies regarding doctors’ medication orders.
Count and document locked as-needed medications.
Support and assist with facilitating Care Plans for consumers within the Red Rock Health Team.
Educate clients about possible side effects of injectable medications.
Perform other duties as required.