UBHCC Nurse

Job Purpose

The UBHCC Nurse is responsible for supporting the multidisciplinary crisis team by delivering coordinated, high-quality care to clients at the Urgent Behavioral Health Crisis Center. 

Qualifications 

• Must be a licensed LPN (or RN).
• Experience in psychiatric or behavioral health care and healthcare technology is preferred.
• Ability to conduct basic nursing assessments. 

       Core Job Duties

• Obtain and record vital signs.
• Perform blood and urine collection as requested by prescribers.
• Reconcile home medications.
• Complete triage assessments.
• Based on triage assessment outcomes, determine appropriate care pathways and facilitate timely engagement with the next provider to ensure efficient service delivery.
• Monitor clients’ physical and behavioral health status during their visit.
• Communicate relevant information to the clinical team.
• Conduct violence risk screening using the agency screening tool.
• Complete nursing assessments.
• Review information from PDMP (Prescription Drug Monitoring Program).
• Provide medication education.
• Facilitate telehealth connections for Nurse Practitioner evaluations.
• Call in prescriptions and refill medications as directed by prescribers.
• Complete documentation in a timely manner.
• Communicate information orally in an effective and accurate manner.
• Assure program operates with the constraints of the agency’s certification (CARF, DMH) standards and strategic plan related to clinical care. 
• Abide by program and agency policies and procedures.
• Other Duties: Participate in special projects and agency initiatives as assigned.