RN Nurse Manager

Reports To: Director of Nursing

MISSION STATEMENT: Leading adolescents to a new legacy.

The mission of CLEARFORK ACADEMY is to offer the highest quality and professional, substance abuse and mental health

treatment across a full continuum of care.

We are committed to treating patients and their families with the highest regard and respect as clients work toward reaching their

highest growth potential in their recovery process. This is accomplished through the strict adherence to the highest ethical standards

of care and policies and procedures set forth by the Texas Department of State of Health Services and the Joint Commission.

SUMMARY

The Nurse Manager at CLEARFORK ACADEMY is responsible for assessing clients in an inpatient drug and alcohol treatment

program and administering medication according to state, accreditation, and facility policies and procedures. The Nurse Manager

works directly with the Director of Nursing, Recovery Coaches, and other clinical staff and medical staff to ensure nursing

components of the organization are appropriately coordinated. The Nurse Manager is also responsible for performing advanced

indirect and selected direct patient care duties in support of the clinical process in a competent manner and completing any

associated clerical functions. The Nurse Manager serves as the senior medical staff member when the Director of Nursing is away

 Delivers appropriate indirect and selected direct patient care at a competent level as directed by the Director of Residential Services and/or director, physician, or registered nurse within the scope of approved LVN skills inventory according to the needs/age of the patient/population served; collaborates with other members of the healthcare team to plan, expedite, and promote quality patient care; employs critical thinking skills when identifying and responding to patient needs.

•  Performs, monitors, and documents vital signs. Collects urine drug screens on all admissions and random UDS on all RTC, PHP and IOP patients, as appropriate. Attends facility/community meetings and groups, conducts Program Orientation, searches belongings, collects unauthorized items to be placed in a secured area; conducts patient rounds and perimeter checks to ensure the safety of all patients.
•  Ensures safe care to patients adhering to policies, procedures, and standards of care.
•  Performing, completing, and validating assessments, utilizing proper grammar, spelling, and complete sentences without using unapproved abbreviations.
•  Administering and documenting vital signs, CIWAs, COWS, fall assessments/precautions, seizure precautions, suicidal/homicidal assessments, nutritional assessments, pain scales, anxiety scales, craving scales, standard and infection control precautions.
•  Observation, documentation, audit functions, education, and record keeping of all observed, inventoried, destroyed, and prescribed medications.
•  Administering medications via oral, sublingual, inhalation, auricular, topical, vaginal, and rectal routes and performing scheduled and PRN vitals as appropriate and enters medication orders into the electronic medical record.
•  Collaborates with staff in assessing patient, family age-specific nursing needs and assists medical team with creating plans of care for complex high-risk patients.
•  Executes teaching programs for patients/families and aidsstaff in program implementation.
•  Work closely with physicians to provide education and counseling for clients and other organizational health care providers on optimal use of medicines (e.g., proper use, avoidance of over medication).
•  Provide nursing care adapted to the individual patient needs based on the nursing process, which includes assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.
•  Direct patient care, including the reporting of observed changes in mental status and/or physical condition, response to emergencies, safety risks.
•  Documents nursing incidents and medication errors.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education, Training, and Experience Required:

•  Bachelor’s Degree in related field of study Health Sciences, Public Health, Nursing, etc. (preferred)
•  Current and unrestricted licensure from the Texas Board of Nursing as a RN.
•  At least 3 years’ experience as a staff nurse preferably in the field of chemical dependency and/or behavioral health.
•  Current Basic Life Support certification
•  Current Handle with Care Physical Holding Certification

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

•  Knowledge of industry standards: organization, theory, principles, and research processes, accreditation and regulatory standards, ability to assess clinical care requirements based on nursing principles, scope of practice.
•  Understanding of Addiction: Basic knowledge about substance use disorders
•  Treatment knowledge: familiarity with behavior change and recovery models
•  Application to practice: Methods for applying intervention and recovery knowledge to practice
•  Professional readiness: Issues related to self-awareness, diversity, ethics, ad continuing education
•  Knowledge of medications, indications, dosage ranges, side effects, and potential toxicity
•  Knowledge of PC software programs, particularly Microsoft Word and Excel is required.
•  Written and oral communication skills; must be able to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise, conversations and foot traffic
•  Must be able to correctly utilize breathalyzer, vital signs machine, EKG, urinalysis collection cups, and process urine drug screens.
•  Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile situations such as when verbally or physically confronted in an aggressive manner
•  Must be able to work independently with little supervision in an unstructured environment with multiple demands
•  Reading and writing level that can clearly express or understand complex concepts, assessments, directions and processes or sequences of events - level equivalent to at least two years of college.
•  Ability to represent the program well in interactions both inside and outside the facility
•  Working knowledge of (American Society of Addiction Medicine) ASAM criteria