Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Services Job Description
A. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Position Title: MAT/HIV Nurse-RN
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Date:
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Work Unit: AACSB Administration
County: Dougherty
Immediate Supervisor's Title: Director of Nursing
List positions supervised through immediate contact: None
B. QUALIFICATIONS:
- Maintain a current, active Georgia Registered Nurse (RN) license and practice in accordance with the Georgia Nurse Practice Act, agency policies, and applicable state and federal regulations.
- Perform nursing assessments, develop and update individualized care plans, and provide safe, effective, client-centered nursing care.
- Administer prescribed medications, including oral, injectable, and other approved routes, while monitoring effectiveness, side effects, and client responses.
- Provide MAT nursing services, including assessments, vital signs, medication reviews, prescribed injections, client monitoring, and education.
- Conduct HIV screenings and rapid testing, provide education, communicate results confidentially, coordinate confirmatory testing, and connect clients with appropriate care.
- Perform venipuncture, laboratory specimen collection, specimen handling, and coordination of ordered testing.
- Maintain accurate, timely documentation of nursing services, medication administration, HIV testing, treatment plans, and follow-up care in the electronic health record.
- Follow HIPAA requirements, infection prevention procedures, medication safety protocols, and applicable CARF standards.
- Provide client education regarding medications, HIV prevention, nutrition, wellness, chronic conditions, and other healthcare needs.
- Collaborate with medical providers and interdisciplinary staff to coordinate treatment, referrals, and continuity of care.
- Demonstrate competency in CPR, emergency response, medical equipment use, sterile techniques, and other required nursing procedures.
- Maintain medical supplies, medication inventory, testing equipment, and required quality controls.
- Identify and report client safety concerns, assess the effectiveness of care, and participate in quality improvement activities.
- Demonstrate effective communication, teamwork, leadership, organization, and sound clinical judgment.
- Meet established productivity expectations, maintain efficient client flow, and perform additional nursing duties within scope of practice and competency.
(Physical) No lifting of more than 20 pounds.
C. EQUIPMENT THAT REQUIRES SAFE AND EFFECTIVE USE:
(Include emergency equipment, treatment equipment and high risk equipment)
D. BL00DBORNE PATHOGEN CATEGORY (check one)
____Employee routinely performs tasks that involve exposure to blood or other potentially infectious
material as part of their assigned duties (Category I).
____Employee performs assigned tasks which does not involve exposure to blood or other
potentially infectious matter, BUT employment may require performing unplanned category I tasks
(Category II).
X Employee performs assigned tasks which involve no exposure to blood or other potentially
infectious material AND performance of category I tasks are not a condition of employment
(Category Ill).
E. MANDATORY TRAINING CATEGORY (Check One)
____Administrative
_____
____Direct Care
_____
_X__Medical
F. PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT
The Albany Area Community Service Board goal is to continually improve the delivery of service
by improvement of consumer outcomes and satisfaction. All employees have a role in performance
improvement and are expected to interact collaboratively with co-workers, and other contacts to
provide consistent, high-quality, consumer focused services.
G. ASSIGNED DUTIES
Assess client health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clients. May advise clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.
Duties Include:
Consults and coordinates with health care team members to access, plan, implement, and evaluate client care plans. Maintains accurate, detailed reports and client records. Modifies client treatment plans as indicated by clients' responses and conditions. Observes nurses and visits clients to ensure that proper nursing care is provided. Prepare clients for and assist with exams and treatments. Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensures that stock on supplies is maintained. Provides health care, first aid, immunizations, and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation. Administers prescribed medications or starts intravenous fluids, and notes times and amounts on clients' charts. Provides education to client and family.
Position Title: MAT/HIV Nurse-RN