Job Description

Responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities:

• Directs the clinical nursing services provided at Children’s Outpatient Program clinic.
• Identifies problems, evaluates alternative and implements effective solutions.
• Monitors program contracts, budgets, staff productivity as directed.
• Ensures compliance with DMH, Joint Commission and Medicaid standards.
• Ensures compliance with SAMHSA grant and UDS data requirements.
• Communicates effectively with the physician regarding the consumer’s physical and mental condition as needed.
• Interfaces with the multi-disciplinary team and actively and cooperatively participates in development of the interdisciplinary treatment plan as needed
• Administers medications, observing the Seven Rights of medication administration.
• Contacts laboratory, requests and monitor results, and reports all abnormal findings to the physician.
• Provides emergency care as needed (CPR, MindSet, PRN Medications), per AltaPointe Policy & Procedures as needed.
• Provides supervision and oversight of MAC services and ensures ongoing compliance with the Nurse Delegation Program for the Transitional Age residential program.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize the elements of a crisis state and knows how to deescalate or resolve the situation as needed.
• Acts as MAS nurse for the division.
• Adheres to professional code of ethics.
• Effectively demonstrates the application of child/adolescent and adult specific competencies.

Administers appropriate personnel functions:

• Interviews and screens nursing applicants when necessary and completes appropriate forms as outlined by Personnel Policy and Procedures
• Provides staff training in the general orientation of the facility, policies and procedures, program operations and specific skill areas.
• Is knowledgeable and applies personnel policies and procedures on a consistent basis.
• Objectively completes employee performance evaluations on program staff and routes to Personnel department on a timely basis.
• Promotes concept of treatment teams. Acts as a member of treatment team.
• Provides positive and effective leadership.
• Provides staff with consultation and supervision as needed, individually or through regular group staff meetings.
• Ensures competence of program nursing staff

Supervision and Consultation:

• Seeks clinical supervision and consultation needs.
• Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement.
• Actively works to enhance clinical skills.

Clinical Record Keeping

• Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy.
• Documents in a clear, concise manner, types of consumers problems, treatment goals and services provided
• Ensures documentation shows that forms, notes, logs, and other applicable written information is completed promptly, accurately and updated when appropriate
• Documents legibly

Courteous and respectful attitudes towards consumers, visitors and co-workers:

• Treats consumers with care, dignity and compassion
• Respects consumer’s privacy and confidentiality
• Is pleasant and cooperative with others
• Assists consumers and visitors as needed
• Personal values don’t inhibit ability to relate and care for others
• Is sensitive to the consumer’s needs, expectations and individual differences
• Is gentle and calm with consumers and families

Administrative and Other related duties as Assigned:

• Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities
• Actively participates in MMHC committees as required
• Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner
• Accesses appropriate community resources according to consumer needs
• Follows MMHC Policy & Procedures
• Maintains current state license and requirements for renewals (i.e. CEU’s), and attends the required in-services and workshops

Qualifications

Possesses current RN’s license to practice in the state of Alabama. Knowledge in child/adolescent and adult specialty, outlined below, to be attained within (6) six months of employment:

• Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the child/adolescent and adult population
• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing care
• Basic knowledge of medical terminology
• Familiarity of psychopharmacology and the use of psychotropic medications with the child/adolescent and adult population
• Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention and, interventions common to acute psychotic consumers as well as to non-violent crisis intervention practice
• Knowledge of the principles of growth and development
• Knowledge of educational methods appropriate to children/adolescents with severe and persistent psychiatric disorders.
• Knowledge of cultural diversity
• Knowledge of DMH, Medicaid and Joint Commission standards
• Knowledge of the standards for the Nurse Delegation Program and successful completion of MAS certifications
• Knowledge of utilizing electronic health record
• Knowledge of private insurance reimbursement
• Knowledge of Trauma Informed Care Principles