Behavioral Health Registered Nurse - 24 hour per week

Behavioral Health Clinic NurseJob Purpose And Reporting Structure: Under the direction of the Behavioral Health Clinic Manager and Director of Behavioral Health Services, the nurse assists the psychiatric prescribers in providing quality care to patients. This includes facilitating medication refills, triaging patient needs, and providing patient education.Essential Duties And Responsibilities Include The Following. Other Duties May Be Assigned.Works collaboratively with the psychiatric prescribers for the coordination of quality healthcare to the patients in the behavioral health clinicCoordinates medication refills with prescribers, which includes completing prior authorizations, calling/faxing pharmacies to ensure the accuracy of prescriptions and that the prescriptions have been receivedProvides triage via phone or in personFacilitates referrals for lab work requested by the prescribers, including internal and external referralsMaintains supplies and equipment for patient exam roomObtains medications from the pharmacy for injections taking place at the clinicProvides injections as medically indicatedDocuments patient encounters accurately and timely in the EMRRecognizes emergent patient needs and prioritizes careAssesses patients, provides education, and promotes integrated healthAssists with taking patient vital signs when medical assistant is not availableAssures quality of care through development, implementation and evaluation of professional nursing standardsMaintains and updates clinical skills by attending staff meetings and in-service trainingsAssists prescribers in completing requested paperwork, including disability determination, transportation assistance, and case management prescriptionsCoordinates with the patient's healthcare team to ensure quality of careAssigns tasks to Medical Assistant as neededTracks necessary lab work requests and ensures labs have been completed on a timely basis which includes coordinating with onsite laboratoryReviews completed labs and coordinates with prescriber to address any concernsAssists the team during crisis situationsEducation And/Or Experience: Bachelor's degree in Nursing. Experience working within a Behavioral Health Clinic preferred. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: Registered Nurse license issued by the state of Wisconsin. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA). May obtain within 6 months based on department discretion.Outreach Community Health Centers, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer