Nurse Specialist

4 weeks ago

San Antonio, Texas, United States Center for Health Care Services Full time
Job Summary

The Center for Health Care Services is seeking a skilled Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing services for consumers. The ideal candidate will have experience in psychiatric, mental health, intellectual disability, or substance abuse settings and possess excellent communication and organizational skills.

Key Responsibilities
  • Administer injections, draw labs, and complete applications for clients as needed.
  • Aid in the Utilization Management function by collecting, reviewing, and authorizing Medicaid and non-Medicaid covered emergency Mental Health hospitalization for consumers throughout the Center's system.
  • Assist with laboratory collection, EKGs, and other medical treatments/interventions appropriately, taking initial health history on new patients.
  • Collaborate and communicate with law enforcement, outpatient clinic, hospitals, and other providers.
  • Conform to the Texas Nurse II Practice Act and the Board's rules and regulations as well as all Federal, State, and local laws, rules, or regulations affecting the RN's current area of nursing practice.
  • Coordinate medication distribution with the Center's pharmacy contract, maintain accurate account of stock medications, controlled substances, and consumer medications as needed.
  • Coordinate with case managers as needed regarding client care.
  • Educate consumers on health-related topics and respond to questions or concerns.
  • Examine patients in preparation for visit with prescriber as needed.
  • Maintain pharmaceutical oversight of medication samples for specified units participating in the program through assigned unit level staff.
  • Makes nursing care assignments to LVN and unlicensed observation staff of various skill levels, instructing and supervising staff as needed.
  • Participate in multi-disciplinary quality assurance program to evaluate and ensure staff proficiency, quality of patient care, error reporting, environmental safety, and comprehensive documentation.
  • Provide professional goal-directed nursing care to individuals by performing nursing assessments regarding the health status of the client, completing nursing diagnosis, developing a plan of care in conjunction with the case managers, evaluating consumer's responses to nursing interventions.
  • Provides comprehensive nursing care for acutely and/or critically ill patients whose conditions warrant expert and complicated treatment.
  • Perform other related duties as required.
Requirements
  • Associate's Degree in Nursing from an accredited university.
  • Two (2) years' experience in nursing, with at least one (1) year in psychiatric, mental health/intellectual disability or substance abuse setting.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited university.
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Competencies for Successful Performance of Job Duties
  • Knowledge of applicable software applications (including Microsoft Office).
  • Knowledge of CHCS nursing requirements and standards of practice.
  • Knowledge of Federal, State and local laws, and regulations affecting the current area of nursing practice.
  • Knowledge of medical diagnosis and applicable medications.
  • Knowledge of mental health nursing practices.
  • Knowledge of modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.
  • Knowledge of phlebotomy.
Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  • Must be able to meet the physical requirements to complete Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NCI) and CPR training including lifting up to 12 lbs. and supporting up to 55 lbs.; bending, stooping and getting on and off the floor without assistance.
  • Must have adequate mobility that requires frequent walking, standing, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching (vertical and horizontal), using fingers, hands, feet, legs and torso in various care. The employee must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and occasionally must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee must be able to occasionally transfer a consumer.

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