RN - ACT Team

Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare • Marshalltown, IA

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About The Position

The RN on Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare’s Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team supports adults living with serious and persistent mental illness in managing their physical and behavioral health needs. The ACT team provides coordinated, individualized treatment and practical support in people’s homes and community settings, helping them manage symptoms, navigate challenges, and work toward personal goals. This is a community-based position serving the Marshalltown area, with services provided in office and community settings.

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.
• 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 and transport patients as part of the job.
• 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, including entering and exiting vehicles and navigating 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’s 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 and recordkeeping of medical histories and physical examinations in accordance with licensure standard 3.21(16).
• Attend staff consultation, supervision, and training activities.
• Treat individuals with dignity and respect while maintaining confidentiality, professionalism, objectivity, and agency standards.
• Maintain confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, 42 CFR, and applicable CARF policies and procedures.
• Comply with agency policies, procedures, and regulatory standards.
• Transport individuals as needed and travel to provide community-based services.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time