Registered Nurse at Solvista Health in Salida, Colorado

Job Description:

General Duties

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for the coordination, provision and oversight of professional nursing care for patients including assessment, treatment, care planning, medical care, care coordination and evaluation. The RN is the primary liaison between patients, staff and other members of the patients care team.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Demonstrates quality, confidential and compliant clinical nursing care.Determines the needs of the patient assessing the urgency of connecting the patient to the needed resources based on the patients condition.Obtains patient consent for care and ensures patient confidentiality.Obtains and documents health history, chief complaint, vital signs and risk factorsAssesses disease condition.Provides patient care and care coordination to meet the needs of the client.Administers prescribed medications.Collaborates with the patient to determine patient goals, interventions and a process of monitoring progress towards goals.Educates patient and families about health status, maintenance, and management of conditions.Serves as the liaison between the medical and behavioral health staff.May provide supervision to nurses and care coordination staff.Documents patient assessment, goals, intervention and goal completion in the EHR.Serves as key problem-solving resource for staff on patient issues.Helps develop and implement regulatory compliant policies, procedures, quality assurance plans, and work standards.Serves as the RN consult for the ACT team which includes supporting patients and staff who are on that team.Maintains skills to provide direct care.Participates in multidisciplinary teams to improve patient care processes and outcomes.Performs other duties as assigned.
Supervisory Duties (if any)
Care Coordination staff
Job Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, and Ability:
Knowledge of professional nursing theory, healthcare laws, regulations, and practices.Knowledge of nursing processes; health care systems, structure, and functionsKnowledge of health care technology, equipment, and supplies.Knowledge of state law on nursing care, nursing guidelines, and clinic policies and procedures.Knowledge of chart/medical record documentation requirements.Knowledge of federal and state laws related to release of health care information.Knowledge of common safety hazards and precautions to maintain a safe work environment.Skill in applying and modifying the principles, methods and techniques of professional nursing to provide ongoing patient care.Skill in time management, problem solving, multitasking, prioritizing, and care coordination.Skill in initiating appropriate crisis interventions and emergency response.Skill in patient triage in person and on the phone.Skill in preparing/maintaining records, writing reports and responding to correspondence.Skill in exercising high degree of initiative, judgment, discretion, and decision making.Ability to analyze options and counsel patients and families about choices.Ability to engage clients and families in the development and implementation of a care plan.Ability to read and interpret physicians orders and notes from other providers.Ability to manage the overall provision of nursing services and build consensus among staff.Ability to communicate and work effectively with diverse individuals at all levels.Ability to handle many tasks simultaneously and deal effectively with changing priorities.Ability to calculate and administer drug dosages and injections and measure results.Ability to maintain quality control standards.Ability to react calmly and effectively in emergency situations.Ability to communicate clearly.Ability to read, comprehend, and write English language.Ability to perform CPR and respond to emergency situations.Ability to appropriately wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Education or Formal Training:
RN degree. Completion of nursing training from an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.Current state registered nurse license. Current CPR certificate.
Experience:
Minimum of three years professional nursing experience. Experience working with mental health and substance abuse populations in an outpatient clinic setting preferred.

Working Conditions and Other Conditions of Employment

Working Environment:
This job operates in a fast-paced, professional office environment and routinely requires the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers. The position may require travel to conferences, meetings and branch locations on a regular or intermittent basis. Work may involve moderate exposure to unusual elements, such as extreme temperatures, dirt, dust, fumes, smoke, unpleasant odors, and/or loud noises. In the health center environment, there is potential for contact with blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases, as well as potential for contact with dissatisfied or abusive individuals. There could be interaction with persons who are mentally ill, disabled, elderly and emotionally upset.

Physical Activities:

These are representative of those which must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

This is a largely sedentary role but can involve standing or sitting for extended periods of time, bending at the waist, and using hands and fingers to handle and file papers or operate assigned equipment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. Employee may also have to lift 10 to 25 lbs. unassisted.

Conditions of Employment:
Annual TB, federally required drug screening, and Influenza vaccination or compliance with policy and procedure.Required possession of a valid state driver's license.Successful candidate must submit to and pass, post-offer drug screen.