Responsibilities:
- Meets with each potential new admission and completes medical screening assessment. Screens for medical appropriateness for admission to facility and consults with the physician.
- Completes initial nursing assessment and full medical admission process upon admission for each client.
- Ensures all orders from physician/psychiatrist are carried out and any information about clients and their wellbeing is promptly and clearly communicated to physician/ psychiatrist and in treatment team meetings.
- Develops and initiates the Nursing Care Plan.
- Counts narcotics each day, logs appropriately.
- Performs blood draws.
- Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the clients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.
- Manages and orders supplies and keeps a fully stocked and operational nursing station.
- Conducts a weekly chart audit to ensure all medications have consent forms. Ensures all orders are carried out and documented appropriately for each client, all labs are in the client's chart.
- Objectively and accurately documents client progress on a daily basis.
- Assesses client suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
This is a M-F 9a-5pm position with on-call responsibilities supporting our Fairfield and Stamford facilities.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science and Nursing preferred
- ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) accepted
- Holds a current RN license in good standing
- One year experience preferred working in mental health, counseling, or eating disorders field.
- Must possess a current Driver's License in good standing.