📍 Location: Galax, VA, US
💼 Type: Fulltime
🏠 Work: On-site
💰 Salary: USD 44,878 - 76,276 (yearly)
📝 Description: **Job Description**
**OPEN UNTIL FILLED**
**JOB SUMMARY****:**
The Registered Nurse Crisis Care Center provides psychiatric, medical, and medication assisted treatment nursing services which includes assessment, treatment planning, administering medications, monitoring for medication side effects, providing medication/illness education, and providing laboratory services where indicated.
**ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS**:
* Provide an ongoing assessment and develop treatment goals and objectives as identified through the prescribing provider’s assessment.
* Provide nursing interventions such as lab work, medication/illness education, administering medications, delivering of medications, making internal/ external referrals as identified, monitoring consumer progress, symptoms, and medication side effects.
* Maintain medication and supply storage areas in compliance with Mount Rogers CSB procedures, licensure regulations, and state/federal law.
* Document nursing activities in the individual's electronic record and keep all records up to date according to established policies/procedures.
* Attend and participate in meetings such as clinical staffings, business meetings, and nurses' meetings. Keeps mandatory training up to date.
* Assist and consult with agency prescribers in regard to scheduling, medication orders, consumer status, and consumer needs.
* Provide community education and consultation services when needed.
* Work closely with crisis care center team to insure that medical needs of the individuals presenting for services are identified and appropriate interventions are obtained.
**OTHER DUTIES****:**
* May provide nursing services, as scheduled/assigned, throughout the Mount Rogers CS catchment area.
* May provide specific agency mandatory training (for those nurses competent and trained in the particular area); e.g., Medication Administration Training (initial and recertification), First Aid and CPR, REVIVE, Medication Aide, etc.).
* Perform such other duties as assigned by supervisor.
**QUALIFICATIONS****:**
* Extensive knowledge of psychiatric disorders and substance abuse disorders.
* Experience in detox/substance use services.
* Knowledge of broad range of treatment modalities.
* Skills in diagnostic and statistical techniques such as DSM\\-V.
* Knowledge of personality and /or behavior theory.
* Skills in recording, interviewing, assessing, decision making, and treatment planning.
* Knowledge of psychotropic and medication assisted treatment medications, indications, and contraindications.
* Knowledge and skill in laboratory testing.
* Exhibits supervisory skills.
**Job Requirements**
**EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION REQUIRED****:**
Graduate in nursing from an accredited college/university with Boards (Virginia or multi\\-state) within ninety (90\\) days of graduation.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
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