RN - ACT Team

Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare • Marshalltown, IA

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About The Position

Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for its new Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team serving the Marshalltown area. ACT provides coordinated treatment and practical support to adults living with serious and persistent mental illness in their homes and community settings. The RN helps individuals understand and manage physical and behavioral health needs through nursing assessments, medication management and administration, health education, preventive care, laboratory testing, and coordination with medical and behavioral health providers. Services are provided in office and community settings. The position also involves transporting individuals as needed and participating in the team’s on-call rotation. The RN works collaboratively with professionals from different backgrounds to support individuals’ stability, independence, and personal goals.

Requirements

• Valid Iowa Registered Nurse license.
• At least two years of work experience as an RN in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of psychotropic medications and DSM-V.
• Support for Prairie Ridge’s mission and the patients it serves.
• Proficiency in oral and written communication and documentation requirements.
• Technology skills sufficient to use an electronic health record.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and automobile insurance that meets agency requirements.
• Ability to travel as required, including transporting patients.
• Ability to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate equipment and technology.
• Mobility sufficient to provide services in office and community settings, enter and exit vehicles, and navigate varied home and community environments.
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds.
• Close and distance vision and ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
• Experience in a mental health treatment setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate care with primary care physicians, pediatricians, psychiatrists, and other medical or mental health treatment providers.
• Conduct nursing assessments, develop nursing care plans, and participate in evaluating nursing care.
• Recommend interventions and provide education about preventive care and health promotion.
• Engage members and/or caretakers in considering alternatives to emergency or hospital care.
• Participate in the hospital discharge process.
• Participate in the team on-call rotation.
• Perform medication reconciliation and support medication and treatment management and adherence, including administering oral and intramuscular medications as needed.
• Facilitate patients’ laboratory testing needs.
• Facilitate completion of medical histories and physical examinations in accordance with licensure standard 3.21(16).
• Maintain records of nursing activities.
• Attend staff consultation, supervision, and training activities.
• Treat individuals with dignity and respect while maintaining agency standards of confidentiality, professionalism, and objectivity.
• Maintain HIPAA and 42 CFR confidentiality requirements and regulations as outlined in CARF policies and procedures.
• Comply with agency policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Transport individuals as needed and provide services in office and community settings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed