What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN Staff Nurse position at Aster Springs?
Why You Will Love Working With Us!
At Aster Springs Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions.
Our teams foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Service, and Collaboration. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients!
We are seeking a PRN Nurse to join our team in Jeffersonville, IN!
Located in the growing community of Jeffersonville, minutes away from the heart of the Ohio River Valley, Aster Springs Outpatient Jeffersonville provides creative and quality programming thats inclusive of all diverse populations and cultures.
Position Summary
The Staff Nurse executes the general medical care of clients.
Essential Responsibilities
- Exemplifies our 5 Star Service to clients, team members, referents, and families.
- Completes comprehensive nursing assessments during intake of clients at AS collecting data that will aid in the development of a treatment plan for the clients. Reviews physicians orders and medical records of clients.
- Administers medications, ordering/refilling medications per physicians orders.
- Records complaints, observes behaviors and reports these to the Medical Director.
- Collects labs, reviews lab reports and records and reports findings to the Medical Director.
- Assists new clients with adapting to their new environment, providing social and emotional support throughout their stay, while maintaining appropriate personal/professional interaction. Assists all clients and staff in immediate problem solving/intervention during crisis.
- Updates and reviews clients treatment plans and privileges as needed.
- Responsible for maintaining a clean and sanitary environment in the Nurses Stations and practicing universal precautions. Champions and promotes effective infection control among teammates, visitors, and clients.
- Responsible for the security of the medications and medical records and ensures that only relevant providers will have access.
- Determines the presence of unhealthy/unsafe conditions in the work area and reports these conditions to the proper personnel.
- Ensures that proper documentation is completed in an accurate, thorough and timely manner and that communication logs are read and completed daily.
- Attends staff meetings and trainings as required and leads Health and Wellness groups as needed.
- Responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies and procedures relating to medical interventions (e.g. Medication Error Reporting, Ancillary Services, etc.).
- Provides shift coverage protocols, ensuring that proper coverage is maintained, while providing quality care to our clients.
- Responsible for proper and accurate shift hand-off information between shifts.
- Assists with the daily teaching and discharge planning of the clients and documenting accordingly.
- Assists in developing new and creative marketing strategies and presenting those strategies to the Executive Director for review.
- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications related to Aster Springs Mission and population.
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Education and Experience
Associate Degree or Bachelors Degree from an accredited school of Nursing or higher; Current Indiana Nursing License (RN); 1 year clinical experience in a hospital setting preferred. Psychiatric nursing experience strongly preferred.
Aster Springsprovides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Aster Springs reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains At-Will.