Medication Nurse - Evaluation & Treatment - Full-Time Swing Shift

Medication Nurse
Evaluation & Treatment Facility
Shift - Full-Time Swing Shift (Monday-Friday 3:00pm-11:30pm)
Wage: DOE
Deliver Compassionate Care at the Center of Crisis Recovery
Compass Health is seeking a skilled and dedicated Medication Nurse to join our Evaluation & Treatment (E&T) Facility at the Marc Healing Center in Everett.

This is a vital opportunity to provide direct, recovery-focused care to adults experiencing psychiatric emergencies in a highly supportive inpatient setting.
About the E&T Facility
Our 16-bed Evaluation & Treatment Facility offers inpatient services for adults detained under the Washington State Involuntary Treatment Act (RCW 71.05).

Patients may be admitted for 72-hour involuntary holds or extended 14-day commitments.

Our interdisciplinary team works together to stabilize, evaluate, and treat individuals experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms-with the goal of restoring safety, dignity, and wellness.
What You'll Do Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following, other duties may be assigned


* Administers medication to clients in accordance with prescriptions from a psychiatric prescriber, monitors client responses to medication, and provides individualized medication education.


* Transcribes medication orders written by a prescriber.


* Participates as a member of the treatment team.


* Confers with treatment team on issues of medication compliance and response.


* Stocks and orders medications and medical supplies, and coordinates with external pharmacy as needed.


* Helps to maintain a therapeutic milieu.


* Conducts medication education groups as needed.


* Takes phone orders from providers for medications or other treatments.


* Performs ordered EKGs, blood draws and coordinates with outside lab.


* Responds to medical emergencies and performs appropriate nursing/medical and first aid interventions.


* Makes basic observations, gathers data and assists in identification of needs and problems relevant to the patients, collects specific data as directed, and communicates outcomes of the data collection process in a timely fashion to the appropriate supervising person.


* Contributes to the development of approaches to meet the needs of patients and families.


* Reports outcomes of care to the registered nurse or supervising health care provider.


* Assists in health teaching of patients and provides routine health information and instruction recognizing individual differences.


* Participates in regularly scheduled supervision and team meetings.


* Remains compliant with required trainings and certifications.


* Behaves in an ethical and professional manner consistent with agency policy, state law, and licensing entities if applicable.


* Understands and practices safekeeping of client protected health information per Compass Health's HIPAA and other agency policies and procedures.


* Demonstrates respect for diversity an...