ACTT License Practical Nurse
Company: Monarch (NC)
Location: Greensboro
Posted on: April 28, 2024
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Job Description:
Make a Difference in Someone's Life!
At Monarch, we work together to provide life-changing care in
communities across North Carolina and Rhode Island. As a team, we
provide hope, promote wellness, and empower individuals and
families impacted by mental illness, substance use disorders,
intellectual and developmental disabilities, and traumatic brain
injury.
You Belong at Monarch
You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment - a place
where you can do your best work and grow as a professional. That is
just what you'll find at Monarch. Here, we care for people,
including our team members. We offer a comprehensive, competitive
benefits package that supports full-time and part-time team members
and their families. More than just a job, this opportunity with
Monarch will give you room to spread your wings and grow because we
believe in promoting from within and developing future leaders.
Job Highlights:
This Opportunity:
The ACTT Licensed Practical Nurse will assist and support
individuals who are served in the development of skills, behaviors,
responsibilities, and supports needed to live, learn, work and be
integrated into the community with the greatest possible degree of
self-determination and independence. This person will provide
nursing services including administration and monitoring of
medication, nursing assessments and interventions.
What You'll Do:
--- Deliver nursing services, case management services, and
supportive counseling, under the supervision of a registered nurse,
to the individuals served by the Assertive Community Treatment
Team.
--- Provide medication monitoring, medication administration and
medication education.
--- Review laboratory values and report to team psychiatrist.
--- Evaluate physical health and make appropriate referrals to
community physicians.
--- Order and monitor medical supplies.
--- Evaluate potential bloodborne pathogen exposure incidents.
--- Link individuals with the Assertive Community Treatment Team
psychiatrist.
--- Facilitate training of independent living skills, establish
access to community services and agencies, assist individuals in
establishing support networks in the community and assess
individual needs on a daily basis.
--- Coordinate services with the program, staff, inpatient
facilities, and detoxification facilities and establish linkage to
residential programs, self-help programs and community
resources.
--- Review treatment progress and monitor and provide continuous
consultation with other Assertive Community Treatment Team staff
and community agencies to ensure the consistent therapeutic
management of the individual's needs.
--- Act as liaison with the program after hours staff on a daily
basis through exchange of participant information; briefly
detailing the presenting problem and after hours plans for the
individuals being served by the Assertive Community Treatment
Team.
--- Meet regularly with the other Assertive Community Treatment
Team members to formulate and disseminate information and be
available by telephone and/or pager.
--- Complete an intake assessment including: medical history,
general physical condition, alcohol and drug histories and current
use, educational issues, family structure and relationships,
vocational history and goals, legal history and issues, psychiatric
history (including, onset, course, effect of illness, treatment
history, medication history risk behaviors).
--- Ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in
response to changes in mental status which may put individual at
risk.
--- Document participant activities consistent with the service
records manual. Write an event note that reflects participant
activities, goals, interventions, and outcomes.
--- Develop service plans and/or person-centered plans as
appropriate, and screen referrals in coordination with the other
Assertive Community Treatment Team members.
--- Meet regularly to review the total caseload, problem-solve,
develop plans, and determine daily duty assignments.
--- Attend and actively participate in meetings and training as
required. Maintain certification in all agency, state and federal
training requirements.
--- Demonstrate knowledge of and comply with all agency policies
and procedures, as well as state and federal statutes and
regulations related to specific program areas.
--- Follow service definition guidelines for services being
provided.
--- Driving and travel may be required.
Education We're Looking For:
Associates, High School Diploma (Required)
Certifications We're Looking For:
LPN - NC Board of Nursing, North Carolina Driver License (Valid) -
NC Division of Motor Vehicles
Experience We're Looking For:
Nursing Experience
Schedule:
Target Weekly Hours:
40
Monarch is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Monarch offers opportunities as diverse as the people we support
and the communities we serve. Monarch is an equal opportunity
employer and we are firmly committed to supporting and celebrating
all forms of diversity.
Monarch does not accept paper applications. Any person with a
disability who needs any reasonable accommodation under the
Americans with Disabilities Act to apply for a position or
otherwise to participate in Monarch job search or selection
process, should contact HR@MonarchNC.org or call (704)
986-1550.
This job description in no way implies that these are the only
duties and responsibilities to be performed. You will be required
to follow any other instructions and to perform any other duties
and responsibilities upon the request of a supervisor. This job
description is subject to revision at the discretion of
Monarch.
Keywords: Monarch (NC), Greensboro , ACTT License Practical Nurse, Healthcare , Greensboro, North Carolina
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