Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

Job Description

We are a full psychiatric practice offering a wide range of innovative services. We offer IV Ketamine for treatment resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance abuse disorders. Additionally, we offer Spravato and TMS (transcranial magnet stimulation). The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing the upmost care for the patients through direct care, assessment, support as well as maintaining the supplies and controlled substances within the clinic.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Creating a supportive environment for our patients, displaying compassion and kindness

• Establishing intravenous line

• Administering ketamine

• Administering intramuscular injections

• Assisting patient in administrating Spravato

• Carrying out medical orders authorized by the providers

• Administering adjunct medication for adverse reactions

• Obtaining necessary laboratory specimens

• Collecting pharmacogenetic test

• Conducting care within a medical emergency

• Obtaining urine drug screens

• Providing emotional support when needed during infusions

• Taking vital signs and performing comprehensive assessments of patients physical, mental, and psychosocial needs

Nurses are responsible for overseeing and maintaining the wellbeing of a patient through: • Monitoring and documenting vital signs

• Monitoring and documenting scales and changes in mood or symptoms related to patients’ diagnosis (IE: PH9 & GAD-7), through patient visits or mood monitoring program, known as Outcome MD

• Seeking unforeseen side effects and treating

• Determining suitable action for patient’s needs, medical and non-medical

• Working and communicating with all members of the interdisciplinary team to deliver appropriate care for the patient

Nurses are also to keep an open line of communication through: • Having credible knowledge of utilizing an electronic health record (EHR) to document, receive/assign tasks, and to schedule patients for appointments

• Answering and making phone calls related to patient operations

• Answers emails related to patient operations

• Attend monthly treatment team and nursing team meetings and report:
• The status of patients under both ketamine and esketamine treatments
• Emphasis put on patients who received and finished their initial six-treatments of ketamine infusions (How they responded, any major changes subjective/objective, if they have come back for any other appointments or infusions, overall experience the patient reported)
• Logistic information of ketamine treatments, including number of treatments and number of new patients
• Raising any care related concerns or specific patients in need of additional attention and/or observation
• Nurses are to be competent in not only medical knowledge and care, but also embody the support and compassion necessary for patients’ experience to be maximized
• Nurses are a resource for all patients, new and old, on how to optimize ketamine treatments
• Gives education and instruction of ketamine, its side effects, expectations, and recommendations

Nurses also manage the essential supplies for care:

• Managing, ordering, organizing, securing and logging all controlled substances. Keeping track of the supply and demand of necessary items.

Other responsibilities include:

• Prior authorizations of medications
• Completing requests for prescription refills through both patients and pharmacies
• Maintaining protection and safety of all parties against transmissible pathogens
• Tasking and notifying specific prescription need to be done by provider through EHR Nurses act as a cohesive force to preserve teamwork and accurate and safe care for the patient and interdisciplinary team.

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

• Able to demonstrate technological proficiency, documentation in electronic health recordkeeping, and navigation of Microsoft Office Suite
• Excellent customer service skills
• Must have the ability to multi-task and maintain the highest level of patient care
• Ability to always remain professional
• Critical thinking skills

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Driver’s license required
• Experience in behavioral health a plus with knowledge of psychiatric medications

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Active RN license required

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: From $38.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person