Description:
Highland Rivers Health serves a 12-county region of northwest Georgia and operates outpatient clinics, residential treatment facilities, crisis stabilization units, and programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Crisis stabilization services are a first-line alternative to hospitalization in state hospitals, providing psychiatric stabilization and detoxification for adults age 18 and over on a short-term basis.
Highland Rivers has three crisis stabilization units (CSUs) that operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week as emergency receiving and evaluation facilities.
Job Description:
Performs assessments, collects data and analysis of data
Performs direct care to individuals including medication administration as needed and documents as outlined by policy and procedure.
Coordinates nursing efforts, resolves problems, and maintains unit on a daily basis.
Supervises subordinate staff and documents supervision
Ensure that incident reports and infection control reports are completed within 24 hours of incident occurring and follow-up.
Provide In-service Trainings and staff meetings as scheduled.
Cover shifts as needed on the unit.
Oversees medication and lab rooms.
Communicates needs, issues, concerns, and compliments with the Nurse Manager a minimum of weekly
Monitors the daily admissions and discharges to the Crisis Unit and in an effort to maintain a high occupancy rate.
Collaborates with BHL, Community Providers and Regional DBHDD staff to ensure a coordinated system of CSU management and delivery of services.
Monitors program purchases, pharmaceutical costs, position requisitions and overtime usage in an effort to achieve the fiscal year budget expectations for the Crisis Unit.
Coordinates nursing efforts, resolves problems and maintains the daily operations of the unit.
Supervises, educates and coaches subordinate staff and documents supervision in an effort to promote professional growth of staff.
Maintains QI reports, statistical reporting data and infection control reports for Crisis Stabilization Unit.
Works in close concert with CSU medical staff and the Crisis Director to ensure the highest clinical outcomes of consumers.
Ascend Community Staffing Partners, LLC does not discriminate with regard to employment, compensation, place of work, or promotion because of race, color, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, age or national origin.
English-Spanish bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply.
Individuals with disabilities, including disabled veterans and veterans with service-connected disabilities, are encouraged to apply.
Requirements:
Job Requirements:
Licensed as a Registered Nurse as per the State of Georgia.
Previous Management Experience in related field.
Must be able to pass a criminal background check, drug testing and 7 year motor vehicle report
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