On Call Nurse LVN/LPN

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Discovery Behavioral Health Clinical Model.

Essential Job Functions:


* 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.

Supports the process by checking belongings, providing searches, etc.

as needed.


* Completes initial nursing assessment and full medical admission process upon admission for each patient.


* Ensures all orders from medical/psychiatric providers are carried out.


* Ensure that all patients have signed informed consent for medications prior to the 1 st dose.


* Administers medications as prescribed and administers PRN medications and documents effectiveness within timelines.


* Must demonstrate knowledge of Axis I diagnosis and symptoms.


* Develops and initiates the Nursing Care Plan.


* Ensures proper narcotic diversion protocols as per policy are completed each shift


* Meets regularly with medical staff and treatment team to discuss patient care, needs and interventions.


* Provides assessment of medical problems as needed.


* Performs primary first aid and determines need for physician notification.


* Performs vital signs, basic evaluative procedures, and tests.


* Performs blood draws.


* Provides health education to patients and staff.


* Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the patients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.


* Manages and orders supplies and keeps a fully stocked and operational nursing station.


* Effectively and professionally communicates with families/loved ones, as appropriate.


* Able to effectively and professionally establish rapport with patients.


* Provides milieu management throughout the treatment experience and communicates with all team members.


* Supervises and supports patients on community outings.


* Objectively and accurately documents patient progress as required by policy.


* Assists with discharge process.


* Maintains an organized and safe environment.


* Assesses patient suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.


* Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge, as needed.


* Makes timely requests for any absences and ensures coverage for any scheduled shift.


* Manages patient's medical needs including schedule appointments, complete referral/ prior authorizations for medical treatments and tests as indicated.


* Oversees the medication management system that includes but not limited to, medication planning, storage, ordering and transcribing, administration, monitoring and evaluation.


* Direct care staff duties as assigned


* Other ...