Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Meets with each potential new admission and completes medical screening assessment. Screens for medical appropriateness for admission to facility and consults with the physician.
• Completes initial nursing assessment and full medical admission process upon admission for each client.
• Ensures all orders from physician/psychiatrist are carried out and any information about clients and their wellbeing is promptly and clearly communicated to physician/ psychiatrist and in treatment team meetings.
• Develops and initiates the Nursing Care Plan.
• Counts narcotics each day, logs appropriately.
• Performs blood draws.
• Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the clients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.
• Manages and orders supplies and keeps a fully stocked and operational nursing station.
• Conducts a weekly chart audit to ensure all medications have consent forms. Ensures all orders are carried out and documented appropriately for each client, all labs are in the client’s chart.
• Objectively and accurately documents client progress on a daily basis.
• Assesses client suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.

This is a M-F 9a-5pm position with on-call responsibilities supporting our Fairfield and Stamford facilities.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science and Nursing preferred
• ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) accepted
• Holds a current RN license in good standing
• One year experience preferred working in mental health, counseling, or eating disorders field.
• Must possess a current Driver’s License in good standing.

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