RN Administrator - Eating Disorder, Residential
Company: Discovery Behavioral Health
Location: Bellflower
Posted on: June 24, 2022
Job Description:
Job Description
In addition to providing regular nursing services, the Nurse
Administrator will provide supervision over other nurses and have
administrative duties. He/she consults with the physician and
psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions are
achieved, and carries out all orders received, with appropriate
information sharing with the Program Director and Facility Manager.
The Nurse Administrator meets with each client daily, completes a
daily assessment, and administers all prescription
medication.Responsibilities
- Completing H&P upon admission for each client
- Developing and initiating the Nursing Care Plan
- Facilitating therapeutic groups
- Providing clear and complete client documentation
- Implementing Physician Orders
- Availability for consultation after hours and returns telephone
calls/pages within a ten-minute time frame
- Administering medication as prescribed
- Counting narcotics daily, logs appropriately
- Meeting regularly with medical staff to discuss client
treatment
- Providing assessments of medical problems as needed
- Performing primary first aid and determining need for physician
notification
- Consulting with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure
appropriate medical interventions
- Meeting with each client, completing a daily assessment, and
administering all prescription medication
- Responsibility for carrying out any orders received from the
physician and psychiatrist, and reporting information to the
Program Director and Facility
- Understanding the therapeutic process and confidentiality laws,
and having strong knowledge of professional ethics
- Demonstrating leadership abilities, with an ability to
communicate with persons from all educational and cultural
backgrounds
- Demonstrating tact, initiative, resourcefulness, a professional
manner, enthusiasm, and a non-judgmental attitudeThis is a
full-time position that will work Monday-Friday 7:30am - 3:30pm.
For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at
centerfordiscovery.com.
Qualifications
- RN required
- Management or supervision experience is preferred
- Mental health nursing experience is a plus
- RN License in the State required
- Must have knowledge of JCAHO & State regulatory
requirements
- Must have considerable knowledge of nursing principles and
practice
- Must demonstrate knowledge of Axis I diagnosis and
symptoms
- Must demonstrate knowledge of medications and their proper
application and use
- Able to take vital signs, provide first aid, and perform basic
evaluation procedures and tests
Additional Information
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free
workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing,
including cannabis. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color,
religion, sex, or national origin.For more information about our
company benefits, please visit us at
discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/
Keywords: Discovery Behavioral Health, Bellflower , RN Administrator - Eating Disorder, Residential, Healthcare , Bellflower, California
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