What are the responsibilities and job description for the LPN position at Community Guidance Center?

Description

Provide nursing care as directed by the psychiatrist to consumers, in accordance with the standards of the Nurse Practitioner Act. This position will travel to our Clearfield office 1 day a week.

This includes but is not limited to :

Administering medication as prescribed including coordinating medications and prescriptions and giving IM injections and Clozaril management.
Providing feedback to the psychiatrist and other treatment team members as needed regarding the medication aspect of treatment.
Writing orders for lab work with the psychiatrist's directive, and monitoring results.
Taking and assessing vitals signs as indicated.
Daily review of consumer's charts that are seen by the psychiatrist; transcribing and following doctor's orders. Which includes ensuring that the diagnosis codes are current.

Assessing for severity of symptoms, and arrange hospitalizations as needed. This includes :

Contacting hospitals as needed;

Involving MH / MR delegate or police as needed :

Giving instructions to consumers and / or family and / or other providers as needed.

Assist Continuing Care Staff with daily functions including :

Triage incoming phone calls from consumers then taking measures to resolve problems or needs

Transcription of Doctor's orders with follow-up

Receive & log in the medications delivered to the Center. Also, dispose of expired medications appropriately.

Complete needed paperwork for insurance authorizations.

Assist the Center staff in handling crises, completing forms and making community & family contacts when necessary.

Will complete & sign all Continuing Care Treatment Plan Updates as they are due.

Will obtain authorizations for psychiatrist & nursing services.

Provide coordination of care. This includes :

Communicating regularly with team members to facilitate consumer progress.

Transcribing and following doctor's orders after consumer are seen.

Stay informed of state regulations, maintain appropriate professional continuing education requirements an follow agency policies and procedures . This includes :

Attending weekly departmental meetings / staffings and other meetings to stay informed of current regulations, policies and procedures related to clinical and administrative practices.

Maintaining complete files and clinical documentation.

Complying with quality assurance guidelines.

Maintaining awareness of all Federal, State, and Managed Care Laws, policies, regulations and procedures regarding clinical care, Best Practices Guidelines, and appropriate fiscal requirements related to clinical services.

Attend in-services and trainings as required to maintain level of competence in nursing and mental health field.

Attending weekly departmental meetings / staffings and other meetings relevant to maintaining sound clinical / medical management.

Attending weekly supervision with supervisor and addressing all issues which impact the quality of care.

Screen & evaluate consumers. This includes :

Working with treatment team to provide initial & ongoing physical & psychiatric assessment.

Rendering nursing diagnostic & dispositional judgment to facilitate the client's movement into appropriate services.

Referring & obtaining more specialized testing and evaluation if indicated.

Provide consumers and their family's education on medication as indicated.

Conduct appropriate consultation with treatment team regarding clinical care and policies / procedures. This includes :

Attending regular supervision with the immediate supervisor and fully addressing all issues which impact quality of clinical care;

Attending and participating in weekly case reviews.

Position Requirements

Licensed Nurse

Act 33, 34 Clearances and FBI clearance

Act 31 Mandated Reporter Training

At least 2 years of professional experience working in the mental health field (Preferred)

One year of clinical experience (Preferred)

Full-Time / Part-Time

Full-Time

Travel Required

Exempt / Non-Exempt

Non-Exempt

Location

Community Guidance Center-Dubois

About the Organization

Come work for an organization where every day is an opportunity to help your community! Our full-time positions all offer full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee for individual coverage. We also have a competitive 403B you can start contributing to right away!

Community Guidance Center is a private, non-profit mental and behavioral health center with offices in Indiana, DuBois, Punxsutawney, Clearfield, Northern Cambria, Greensburg and Clarion, Pennsylvania. We provide a wide range of therapeutic and rehabilitative services and resources to all members of these communities.

Community Guidance Center is a Sanctuary Institute certified organization for trauma-informed care. The Sanctuary Model

is a "...theory-based, trauma-informed, trauma-responsive, evidence-supported, whole culture approach that has a clear and structured methodology for creating or changing an organizational culture." As one of the few Sanctuary-certified mental and behavioral health providers in our region, we look forward to continuing to provide a welcoming, caring, safe, positive and enriching environment for our consumers, our family of employees and the communities we serve.

EOE Statement

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We will consider applicants for this position without regard to any category protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, including but not limited to : race, color, sex, age, disability, religion, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, military status or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, domestic violence victim status, predisposing genetic characteristics and genetic information.

This position is currently accepting applications.

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