Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse

The Emma L. Bowen Community Service Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our team. This position is a terrific opportunity for someone to gain additional experience and make a difference in the lives of our clients. For over 45 years, our organization has provided mental health and holistic services in northern Manhattan for families, children, adolescents, and other adults including the elderly in a supportive and caring environment. We also have an out-patient and residential substance abuse program as well as a Therapeutic Preschool for 3-5 year olds.

Upper Manhattan Mental Health Center is a Certified National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site.

Responsibilities include:

• Perform the registration and processing of all patients entering the facility for care
• Responsible for taking and recording patients' vital signs during the triage function
• Perform laboratory specimen collection as ordered by the medical provider
• Schedules patients for annual physicals, semi annuals and lab recalls
• Sets appointments for referrals and follow-up calls when necessary
• Obtain results for the Laboratory Information System and submit the results with the patient's chart to the appropriate parties
• Ensure that proper billing is conducted or applied to abnormal laboratory, referrals, or diagnostic results
• Direct all incoming telephone calls to appropriate parties and take messages when necessary
• Oversees psychiatrist and NP scheduling
• Make reminder phone calls to all clients on provider's schedule
• Ensures all prescribers notes are in
• Escorts patients to the Doctor, Nurse Practitioner and Primary Care
• Ensures the collection of urine specimens for drug screenings
• Enters patient information into the computer. Updates as necessary
• Assist with all clerical functions when necessary
• Maintaining and securing patient's medical records
• Retrieves medical records for medical department
• Files completed lab work in medical records
• Maintains a safe environment for patients
• Monitor waiting area and patient flow
• Ensure that all necessary forms are completed and signed by a medical provider and patient prior to patient release
• Following the doctor's orders and treatment plans
• Collaborating with other medical professionals
• Administering medications and monitoring responses to medication, inclusive of Administering Injectables: Psychotropic Long Acting Injectables and Medication Assisted Treatment.
• Completing Health Assessments and documenting the same
• Documentation of Nursing Notes.
• Conducting screenings and evaluations and monitoring patients
• Educating patients and family members
• Completing Prior Authorization.
• Communicating with other care team members
• Documenting all treatments, medications, and other patient care aspects in medical records
• Responding to emergency psychiatric situations
• Provides in-service Nursing Training as supertrainer as may be deemed appropriate for facility certification.
• Performs other related duties to meet clinic needs and requirements

Requirements include:

• Must have a New York State RN Licensure
• Must be a graduate from an approved accredited school
• One (1) year experience Psychiatric RN experience
• CPR certification
• Naloxone New York TOD Certification of Completion (Preferred)