Registered Nurse (RN) PRN CSU

Registered Nurse (RN) PRN CSU

Richmond Behavioral Health has PRN positions available for Registered Nurses (RN) in our CSU Division. This individual will be required to perform difficult skilled human support and administrative work administering daily medications, providing daily medical assessments, ordering medications, managing medication administration records, transcribing doctors orders, drawing blood, documenting activities, attending clinical staffing and training meetings, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Job Duties

• Admits clients to the program in the absence of the clinical staff; obtains physician orders; orders medications; collaborates with pharmacy; transcribes orders.
• Administers medications both intramuscularly and orally.
• Completes nursing assessments and medically related assessments ordered by the prescriber.
• Facilitates psycho-educational groups for clients.
• Supervises staff on assigned shift; oversees monitors and manages unit operations in the absence of the Unit/Nursing Supervisor in collaboration with on call medical and clinical staff.
• Draws blood and performs urine drug screens; labels specimens via computer printout; administers and interprets TB tests; processes gel top blood tubes via centrifuge; assists, monitors and tracks lab results.
• Maintains thorough documentation of daily activities including nursing and treatment services.
• Attends and participates on treatment team; attends staff meetings as required.
• Coordinates schedules and ensures appropriate level of nursing services to clients to include monitoring, administration and documentation of injections, veni punctures and other nursing services; collaborates with treatment providers.
• Schedules lab tests, injections and electrocardiograms; reschedules appointments missed by clients with case manager.
• Responds to medical emergency situations and calls emergency medical services for consumers and staff when warranted.
• Coordinates medical and psychiatric needs of clients with medical staff.
• Enters data into computer database for new clients; updates client data when needed; researches client information/insurance status.
• Refers clients to resources in the community for housing, dental clinics, NA and AA groups, food pantry, health clinics, primary care physicians, library for research or computer use, etc.
• Maintains ongoing and current competencies requirements for licensure.
• Attends trainings, meetings and seminars are required.

Position Requirements

• Associates degree or higher with coursework in nursing and at least one year of experience working with individuals with serious mental illnesses.
• BSN preferred
• QMHP registration required upon hire.
• Special Requirements
• Current license as a Registered Nurse issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• CPR certification.
• Valid driver's license in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Computer proficiency

Full-Time/Part-Time - PRN