Apalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.

JOB SUMMARY:

Delivery of quality medical and psychiatric nursing care. Applies nursing principles and techniques in the care and treatment of patients. Takes vital signs and gives medication as prescribed by a variety of methods. Assists physicians/APRNs in MAT and Leon clinics. Provides nursing services, assessments and maintenance activities. Manages assigned outpatient injection/MAT clinics. Provides crisis intervention. Prepares and maintains patient records.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Organizes and manages Outpatient medication assisted treatment clinics. Supervises Urine drug testing processes. Administers medications and documents administration in accordance with Agency procedures. Verifies proper identification of patient using two identifiers for each medication administration. Assists injection clinic nurse as needed.
• Assists the psychiatric APRN as needed. Provides assessment of clients waiting to see APRN through vital signs and assessment of medication side effects associated with prescribed medications. Documents assessment in accordance with Agency procedures.
• Provide patient medication education and information.
• Complies with Apalachee and CDC Hand washing, and Infection surveillance, control, and prevention policies and procedures or standards. Identifies risk factors for infection in patient populations and takes appropriate steps to prevent transmission of infections in accordance with established protocols/procedures. Reports identification of all transmission-based client infections, blood/body fluid exposures, sharps injuries, and suspicion of disease outbreaks in accordance with Adverse Incident reporting requirements.
• Attends nursing in-services as requested/required.

Education/Experience:

• Licensure as a practical nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464 or certified medical assistant.

Licensure or Certification:

• Current licensure as a registered professional nurse or certified medical assistant.
• Must maintain current CPR and CPI certifications.
• Must possess a valid Florida drivers license and maintain authorization as an approved Center vehicle driver.