Registered Nurse - ACT - Assertive Community Treatment Team - Pottstown
Core
Deliver nursing care and supportive services to individuals with mental illness in their homes and community settings to assist with symptom management and coordinate medical/psychiatric care.
Role type
Registered Nurse (Assertive Community Treatment)
Builds
Community-based care plans and support networks for patients with mental illness
Domain
Healthcare / Mental Health
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Medication administration, crisis intervention, treatment goal development, counseling, health assessments, lab coordination, documentation
Preferred skills
Forensic nursing experience, co-occurring substance use disorder experience
Technologies
Electronic health record systems
Responsibilities
Provide in vivo services including ADL assistance, budget planning, and housing support; deliver and observe medication ingestion; provide individual and supportive counseling; complete health assessments and annual reviews; arrange lab work; provide on-call crisis services; conduct educational groups on health and nutrition.