Registered Nurse
Comprehensive Benefits Package • Tuition Discounts • Career Advancement
THE CARE CENTER, INC.
Full-Time and Part-Time
Butler, PA Location
Overall Function:
Provides medication management, intakes, individual sessions, medication inventory, and other nursing duties.
Essential Functions:
- Provides physician-directed counseling to clients and educates families to develop effective follow-up services.
- Provides professional nursing and/or psychotherapy community treatment team services.
- Maintains close contact with program supervisor and medical doctor, reporting any reactions to medications, any changes in physical/emotional condition, and reporting observations.
- Maintains appropriate documentation of clinical and statistical records; completes recertifications and medical information forms, and maintains records of medications.
- Monitors patient progress on an ongoing basis and completes and submits reports and recommendations of monitoring.
- Maintains contact and serves as a patient advocate with appropriate medical professionals, as required by the patient’s needs and treatment.
- Performs other related duties as necessary or required to ensure patient safety, quality treatment, and the successful operation of the program.
- Assumes a lead role in responding to emergency situations, when necessary.
- Adheres to all policies, laws, regulations, and codes of ethics and confidentiality as outlined by federal and state laws, and agency policies and procedures.