Psychiatry Services-Youth Outpatient RN or LPN

Job Description

Job Description

Department: Psychiatry Job Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non - Exempt Reports to: Youth Charge Nurse

Positions Supervised: None

Amount of Travel Required: Negligible

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday

Pay:

• RN starting at $35.87 per hour
• LPN starting at $25.63 per hour

POSITION SUMMARY

Provide direct nursing services to children and youth in the Astra outpatient psychiatry youth program. Responsibilities include telephone triage, individual check-in with nursing assessment, verbal interventions, and assessment of presenting symptoms for walk-in individuals. The nurse will prioritize individual needs to ensure urgent medical concerns are addressed first, and will provide individual and family counseling and education regarding medications, diagnoses, and health conditions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide concise, thorough documentation of all interactions with youth and families, or interactions with other providers on the youth’s behalf in the agency’s electronic health record.
• Ensure that needed records are available to psychiatry department clinicians.
• Refill medications as directed by provider/standing order.
• Assist with lab orders, urine drug screens and pregnancy tests as directed by psychiatry department clinicians.
• Maintain medication administration record and ensure accuracy of staff administering medication for psychosocial group medication administration.
• Ensure medications are organized and stored securely for psychosocial group participants.
• Prompt completion of all clinical documentation of individual’s contacts in the agency’s EHR system.
• Work as part of an integrated treatment team collaborating with the individual served, family members or others they want involved in their treatment and other treatment team members (internal and external) to help support the individual in their treatment and recovery.
• Provide services that are recovery oriented and person and family centered, utilizing a strengths-based approach.
• Provide services to meet the whole health needs of individuals served.
• Utilize appropriate assessment instruments to help monitor the progress of individuals served and ensure necessary services are received in the appropriate intensity and duration.
• Utilize Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) as appropriate.
• Maintain the Heartstart Defibrillator and associated supplies and assist in education/protocols for its use.
• Coordinate schedules with coworkers, so that the nursing office has adequate coverage.
• Maintain effective operation of the nursing office.
• Maintain nursing supplies and first aid kits, ensuring out of date supplies are appropriately removed/disposed of, and necessary supplies are available when needed.
• Conduct nursing visits with clients billing 99211 as appropriate and directed by Director of Youth Psychiatry Services or Chief Medical Officer (RN only)
• Assist with engagement and retention calls to patients and families as indicated and directed by clinicians.
• Attend staff or administrative meetings as required.
• Coordinate and assist with nursing school students to meet learning objectives as directed by Director of Youth Psychiatry Services

Other Duties

• Demonstrate cultural and linguistic competence
• Approach interactions with individuals served and colleagues with a trauma sensitive lens
• Acts as an ambassador of the agency in the community setting, which may include doing public educational and informational presentations.
• Support and actively promote the vision and mission of the agency and the philosophy of the strengths perspective
• Completes required trainings
• Other duties as assigned, as qualified and trained for.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

• Licensure as RN or LPN with psychiatric experience preferred.
• Familiarity with psychotropic medications is required.
• Experience with children and adolescents preferred.
• Must be trained in Case Management techniques.
• Successful completion of Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI), Central Registry, and other applicable background investigations.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license, a good driving record, current auto insurance and reliable transportation.
• Must have sufficient ambulatory capabilities to work with children/youth in the office.
• Requires the physical ability to restrain children and adolescents exhibiting out of control behaviors using MAB protocol.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

• Effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Customer focused (internal and external)
• Knowledgeable about child and youth social, emotional, cognitive and physical development.

• Excellent listening skills
• Accountability
• Reliability
• Trust/Integrity
• Adaptability/Flexibility
• Time Management
• Organizational Skills
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite with ability to learn other software programs as necessary including Electronic Medical Record (EMR)
• Relationship building
• Problem Solving
• Attention to detail and accuracy in work

• Ability to collaborative effectively
• Ability to effectively engage with youth exhibiting verbal and/or physical aggression.

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 – 2.5+ hrs/day)

F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 – 5.5+ hrs/day)

C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs/day)

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

Stand (F) 10 lbs. or less (F)

Walk (F) 11 – 20 lbs. (O)

Sit (F) 21 – 50 lbs. (O)

Manually Manipulate (O) 51 – 100 lbs. (O)

Reach Outward (O) Over 100 lbs. (O)

Reach Above Shoulder (O)

Climb (O) Push/Pull

Crawl (N) 12 lbs. or less (F)

Squat or Kneel (O) 26- 40 lbs. (O)

Bend (F) 41 – 100 lbs. (N)

Other Physical Requirements:

This position requires the ability to work in an intermittently high stress environment and handle a variety of works tasks simultaneously. The job is largely sedentary. At times the children/youth express themselves by verbal or physical acting out. Restraining acting out youth using MAB protocol is a possible occurrence.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have direct supervisory responsibilities but does serve as a coach and mentor for other positions in the department.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Office-based working environment requiring long periods of sitting, continual use of the keyboard and personal computer and/or speaking on the phone. This is also a direct service position with frequent interruptions. Medical documentation is done within an electronic medical record and requires viewing a computer monitor and proficient key board skills.