Nurse Administrator - Eating Disorder, Residential

Job Description
In addition to providing regular nursing services, the Nurse Administrator will provide supervision over other nurses and have administrative duties. The Nurse Administrator consults with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions are achieved, and carries out all orders received, with appropriate information sharing with the Program Director and Facility Manager. They meet with each client daily, completes a daily assessment, and administers all prescription medication.
Responsibilities
Completing H&
P upon admission for each client
Developing and initiating the Nursing Care Plan
Facilitating therapeutic groups
Availability for consultation after hours and returns telephone calls/pages within a ten-minute time frame
Meeting regularly with medical staff to discuss client treatment
Performing primary first aid and determining need for physician notification
Consulting with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions
Meeting with each client, completing a daily assessment, and administering all prescription medication
Responsibility for carrying out any orders received from the physician and psychiatrist, and reporting information to the Program Director and Facility
Understanding the therapeutic process and confidentiality laws, and having strong knowledge of professional ethics
Demonstrating leadership abilities, with an ability to communicate with persons from all educational and cultural backgrounds
This is full time position that will work Monday-Friday 9am-5pm.
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