What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN/RN Residential, Robertsdale (PRN) position at AltaPointe Health Systems?
AltaPointe’s Adult Residential Services are designed for consumers with serious and persistent mental illness who require social rehabilitation and community support. Combining medical, nursing and clinical services, our staff provides care and treatment for more than 200 adults in need of intensive service provision. The Adult Residential Services Program consists of group homes, which are supervised 24 hours/day when consumers are on the premises. Expected outcomes are the same for each adult group home to prevent re-hospitalization and to maximize and maintain successful community placement. Residential care focuses on the rehabilitation and return to the community of seriously mentally ill consumers.
- Administers medications, observing the Seven Rights of medication administration. Monitors consumers for potential side effects of medications and report findings to the physician
- Provides medication education for the consumer and family, including uses and potential side effects.
- Reviews MARs daily to ensure appropriate medication management which includes timely refills and any necessary arrangements with medical staff for new prescriptions
- Identifies psychiatric and medical needs and communicates effectively with the physicians to include completing of consults and taking off any orders.
- Observes consumers behavior, interacts with consumers and evaluate needs to ensure that proper information is reported from shift to shift
- Interfaces with the multi-disciplinary team and actively and cooperatively participates in development of the interdisciplinary treatment plan
- Monitors laboratory results and reports all abnormal findings to the physician
- Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation, including providing emergency care as needed (CPR, MindSet, PRN Medications)
- Conducts infection control training for consumers
- Ongoing compliance with Nurse Delegation Program, including recertification requirements, including taking MAS call
- Assists consumers with personal care issues (bathing, toileting, and other personal hygiene issues)
- Ensures that AIMS is completed every 90 days, psychotropic consents are maintained, and annual TB skin tests are up to date.
- Performs monthly MAR verifications and 24 hour chart checks
- Conducts individual and group PHP trainings, activities, and educations.
- Documents in a timely manner
- Documents in a clear, concise manner nursing services provided to the consumer and general observations
- Documentation shows that forms, logs, and other applicable written information are completed accurately and updated when appropriate
