Job Summary

• Delivers quality client care services following physician's orders and client plan of care.
• Assesses, monitors, and documents patient’s needs and care.
• Collaborates with and supervises other facility health care providers to discuss client care.
• Supervision and scheduling of the nursing team.

General Accountabilities

• Collaborates with the intake coordinator to review the medical appropriateness from acceptable referral sources.
• Obtains health history information and documents current physical conditions.
• Performs initial and/or on-going patient evaluations by monitoring vital signs, administering medication, placing IVs, etc.
• Acts as liaison between client, family, medical representatives, and benefit carriers.
• Practices most current safety and health code standards per State and Federal regulation.
• Collaborates with applicable facility staff, interdisciplinary team, and Primary Care Physicians to coordinate and implement the client plan of care.
• Trains and educates nursing staff.
• Re-evaluates client plan of care every sixty (30) days or in the event of change in condition, post-hospital stay or facility discharge.
• Ensures documentation is completed in a timely and professional manner while remaining compliant with state and federal regulations as well as benefit insurance conditions of participation.
• Collaborates with management team and administrative staff to facilitate timely processing of clinical paperwork.
• Facilitates effective communication with staff as demonstrated through leadership of client case conferences, timely clinical decisions and in-service education.
• Promotes facility services to the public and participates in physician and community education related to services provided by the facility.
• Available for on-call supervision when assigned.
• Attends mandatory in-services.
• Performs other tasks as necessary.

Job Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Minimum Experience: 1 Year experience in mental health nursing preferred.
• Minimum Field of Expertise: Valid California Nursing License through the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Knowledge of general nursing theory and practice.
• Current CPR and first aid certifications.
• Computer literacy is required.

Competencies

• Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems time efficiently; Gathers and analyzes information; Develops solutions; Uses reason.
• Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively; Listens and gets clarification when necessary; Responds informatively to questions; Demonstrates presentation skills; Participates in meetings.
• Written Communication - Writes clearly and concisely; Edits work; Presents data effectively; Able to read and interpret written information.
• Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources; Sets goals and objectives; Organizes or schedules other people and their tasks; Arrives at appointments on time; Makes arrangements in advance when unable to make appointments; Notifies patients when unable to arrive at scheduled time of appointment.
• Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Able to handle frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; Gives and welcomes feedback; Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a polite and tactful manner; Maintains composure and reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration; Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to sit.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to bend, lift or climb.
• Occasionally required to lift light weights (less than 25 pounds).
• Occasionally required to lift moderate weights (25-50 pounds).
• Occasionally required to lift heavy weights (50 pounds or greater).
• Finger dexterity required.
• Hand coordination required.
• Specific vision abilities required for this job include: close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust or focus.

Work Environment

• Exposure to adverse conditions.
• Exposure to extreme heat.
• Exposure to extreme cold.
• Exposure to wet and/or humid conditions.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts.
• Exposure to infectious diseases.
• Exposure to high, precarious places.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Exposure to outside weather conditions.
• Possible risk of electrical shock
• Protective clothing or equipment is required including but not limited to: gloves, protective eyewear, isolation gowns, surgical masks
• The noise level in the work environment usually is normal.

Supervises: Level

• May oversee new hire or staff member in another discipline.