The Registered Nurse works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Discovery Behavioral Health Clinical Model
- Meets with each potential new admission and completes face to face assessment. Screens for medical appropriateness for admission to facility and consults with the medical/psychiatric provider to receive orders for admission.
- Ensures all orders from medical/psychiatric providers are carried out.
- Ensure that all patients have signed informed consent for medications prior to the 1st dose.
- Administers medications as prescribed and administers PRN medications and documents effectiveness within timelines.
- Meets regularly with medical staff and treatment team to discuss patient care, needs and interventions.
- Provides assessment of medical problems as needed.
- Performs vital signs, basic evaluative procedures, blood draws and tests.
- Maintains NG tube and administers bolus feeds when appropriate.
- Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the patients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.
- Effectively and professionally communicates with families/loved ones, as appropriate.
- Provides milieu...
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