749 Psychiatric RN - Assertive Behavioral Health Community Treatment Mar 17, 2021 Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services Full Time https://jobs.localjobnetwork.com/j/52382794
Job Description
Are you a RN and want to help individuals in the community? This position will be working with clients on the Assertive Community Treatment team.
This position is eligible for our full benefits package and hours are Monday-Friday regular business hours. No nights or weekends or holidays.
Position Responsibilities:
Provide nursing services (primarily med/somatic) on site and in the community to clients with a psychiatric nursing focus. Administer medications and injections and provide medical/health screening and minor physical health duties (dressing changes/blood pressure screening/monitoring glucose levels/etc.).
Provide psychiatric nursing assessment of individual clients as it relates to medication complications.
Assess effectiveness of psychotropic medication therapy and provide education to clients regarding topics such as medications, side effects, and drug interactions.
By assertive outreach, attempts to engage the patient in identifying and expressing his/her own needs, offers services to assist in meeting these needs within job duties, and re-assesses needs and outcomes with the patient.
A primary focus will be relapse prevention/mental and physical health promotion; will work closely with the teams to identify/evaluate factors leading to relapse, will collaborate with team and other providers to develop and implement service interventions to ensure patient holistic health stability.
Position Requirements:
OH RN license required.
Experience in working with persons who have a chronic mental illness preferred.
Excellent communication, documentation, and time management skills.
Ability to be flexible with work schedule and assignments.
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