UBHCC Nurse
FCC Behavioral Health•Poplar Bluff, MO
About The Position
The UBHCC Nurse is responsible for supporting the multidisciplinary crisis team by delivering coordinated, high-quality care to clients at the Urgent Behavioral Health Crisis Center.
Requirements
- Must be a licensed LPN (or RN).
- Ability to conduct basic nursing assessments.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in psychiatric or behavioral health care and healthcare technology is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Obtain and record vital signs.
- Perform blood and urine collection as requested by prescribers.
- Reconcile home medications.
- Complete triage assessments.
- Based on triage assessment outcomes, determine appropriate care pathways and facilitate timely engagement with the next provider to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Monitor clients’ physical and behavioral health status during their visit.
- Communicate relevant information to the clinical team.
- Conduct violence risk screening using the agency screening tool.
- Complete nursing assessments.
- Review information from PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program).
- Provide medication education.
- Facilitate telehealth connections for Nurse Practitioner evaluations.
- Call in prescriptions and refill medications as directed by prescribers.
- Complete documentation in a timely manner.
- Communicate information orally in an effective and accurate manner.
- Assure program operates with the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care.
- Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
- Participate in special projects and agency initiatives as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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