What are the responsibilities and job description for the Outpatient Nurse - RN/LPN Psych. Residency position at Good Samaritan Hospital?
Job Info
Job Summary:
Provides nursing services to pediatric, adolescent, adult and geriatric clients with mental illness, chemical dependency, and dual diagnosis or mental illness with developmental disabilities. Responds to physicians’ orders, dispenses or administers prescribed medications, and monitors for symptoms and side effects.
Essential Job Duties:
- Performs assessment of the client in a systematic, organized manner, according to Samaritan Center policy.
- Develops and reviews clients individual treatment plans with client and family as indicated, utilizing patient centered treatment plan approach; completed and signed by client and physician within policy guidelines
- Provides nursing care and responds to physicians’ orders, dispenses, or administers prescribed medications following standard nursing practice and Samaritan Center policy.
- Completes all documentation, and required paperwork in EMR according to Samaritan Center policy.
- Reaches productivity standards set, completing and submitting billing for all services within policy guidelines.
Secondary Job Duties That May be Reassigned:
- Performs other duties as assigned or requested.
- Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. Must obtain and maintain licensure through Indiana Health Professions Bureau. Must have certification in CPR, instructed through GSH nursing education. Demonstrates knowledge in ROM, nutritional needs, behavior modification, psychotropic medications, and assessment skills pertaining to the psychiatric population.
- Experience: Experience in psychiatric nursing desired. Must have demonstrated ability to work with a variety of individual clients and diagnoses. Must be familiar with DSM IV as well as psychotropic medications/side effects, etc. Must have skill and knowledge of age specific issues relating to specific clinical areas in which clients are served. Knowledge can be obtained through work experience, formal education, workshop attendance, literature reviews.
Posting Date: 2024-09-12T20:20:03 00:00
Job Schedule: Full time
Job Shift: Day Shift
Locations: 520 S 7th St Vincennes IN 47591
