ACT Nurse

Purpose:
Affect improvements in the overall health of individuals served by the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team and other adults in the psychiatric clinic by providing professional nursing care,care management & coordination services.
Accountabilities:

• Engage individuals and families as partners in services and develop positive, hopeful, and trusting relationships.
• Provide nursing care in the community (i.e. complete nursing assessments, medication education, medication administration, etc... in the client's home or other identified places in the community).
• Provides assistance in crisis intervention as needed. If assesses the situation to be emergent; calls crisis team, 911 and notifies the supervisor, doctor/APRN and others as needed.
• Act as a liaison to outside agencies and other providers; including but not limited to primary care providers, to ensure continuity of care, to advocate for clients' needs and ...