Location: all cities,NY, USA
TITLE: REGISTERED NURSE
DEPARTMENT: Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
REPORTS TO: TEAM LEADER
LOCATIONS : BRONX, NY or QUEENS, NY
JOB SCOPE:
This is a direct service position requiring specific knowledge of mental health, and skills in crisis
intervention and stabilization. As part of the ACT you must be willing to go out into the community to provide services. This position requires clinical experience, and the desire to work as part of a team.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
• Participates in daily morning meeting.
• Provides medication management and planning/coordination, including injectable medications, to consumers in the community.
• Maintains and updates monthly IM calendar.
• Administer IM's and prepares consumers oral medications for weekly delivery by the clinical
team.
• Provides staff education to maintain familiarity with program policies and procedures regarding
medication management, and secure record storage.
• Coordinates with Team prescribers and pharmacy to ensure consumers receive medications and refills.
• Transcribe orders and updates Medication Administration Records.
• Logs in medication deliveries and completes toxicology request forms.
• Monitor vital signs and side effects of medications and report findings to the Team
Completes annual nursing assessments and daily progress notes.
• Assess for physical health needs, and make appropriate referrals to and collaborate with
community physicians
• Performs other duties, consistent with the goals and objectives of the program, as directed by the Team Leader.
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE:
• Experience understanding various evidence-based models and theories pertaining to psycho-
education, motivational interviewing, serious mental illness and recovery.
• Familiarity with and ability to use an Electronic Health Record system.
• Must be reliable and able to work independently and understand the importance of maintaining
confidentiality.
• Ensure progress notes are completed within 24-hours of the delivery of the service and are
available to be read in the daily organizational meeting.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
• Licensed Registered Nurse in New York in conjunction with either an Associate's, Bachelor's or
Master's degree.
• Experience serving the mentally ill/mentally ill chemically addicted (MICA) population.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
This position operates 80 percent of the time in the community, rotating in an office setting as needed and for team meetings.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The Americans with Disability Act prohibits discrimination against a qualified individual with a
disability. To be qualified for this position an individual must meet the following standards and/or
be able to perform the essential functions and activities.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions for this job. While performing the duties of this job, the physical activities for this position involve:
1. Ability to stand for long periods of time.
2. Ability to walk the building and go up the stairs.
3. Ability to lift and carry weight up to 25 lbs.
4. Good manual dexterity.
5. Ability to travel using public transportation to other PCMH offices or other facilities.
6. Speaking and hearing ability sufficient to communicate effectively by phone or in person at normal volumes.
7. COVID-19 vaccination
WORK RELATIONS AND TEAMWORK:
Understands the relationship of this job to the company's mission and to other jobs in the company.
Works with co-workers, supervisors, and staff from other departments to solve problems and
improve processes and services.
RESIDENT, CLIENT, GUEST AND STAFF FOCUS:
Is sensitive to practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of all residents and staff members in all
interactions. Adjust priorities to respond to emergency situations.
Keeps relevant staff and supervisors informed of resident activities or building related issues that require attention.
OTHER DUTIES:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of
activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties,responsibilities and activities may change at any time.
LOCATIONS
Bronx office is at:
391 east 149th St.
Bronx, NY 10455
Queens Office is at:
163-18 Jamaica Ave.
Jamaica, NY11432