Registered Nurse ACTT

Summary:  

The Nurse (RN) is part of the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team that provides person-centered services addressing a breadth of beneficiary’s needs, helping him or her achieve their personal goals. 

 Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manages the medication system in conjunction with the psychiatrist, administers and documents medication treatment; 
• Screens and monitors the beneficiary for medical problems and side effects (including nursing assessments, completion of AIMS); 
• Build rapport and engagement with beneficiaries 
• Engage in health promotion, prevention and education activities; 
• If the beneficiary is in agreement, develop strategies to maximize taking medications as prescribed (e.g., reviewing home environment to find cues to remind beneficiary to take medications; work with beneficiary and psychiatric care provider to scale back the number of times medications are taking each day); 
• Communicating and coordinating services with other medical providers;
• Educating the team in monitoring psychiatric symptoms and medication side-effects;
• Provide “first responder” crisis response to any beneficiaries experiencing a crisis;
• Attending daily ACT team meetings and actively participating;
• Preparing oral medications for delivery and administering injectables as prescribed.
• Direct and supervise LPN staff;
• Accurately documents all billable encounters into Southeastern Integrated Care’s EMR (electronic medical record) system within 24 hours. Any corrections will be entered within 24 hours of being notified.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience

• Minimum one year of experience working with adults with serious mental illness;
• Associate’s Degree of Nursing for (RN) 

Required Skills/Abilities

• Working knowledge of psychiatric medications;
• Ability to empathetically interact with beneficiaries and their families;
• Strong clinical skills;
• Operate independently or with minimal supervision.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

• Valid NC Nursing License or Compact License that allows practice in NC;
• Copy of a valid, unrestricted NC Driver’s license, proof of insurance