SUMMARY
Under the supervision of the Medical Director and/or Program Director, supervises the LPNs and provides medical care and support to patients.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned.
- On Site daily
- Supervises LPNs
- Maintains emergency medical kit at each location
- Develop and implement a plan to have staff and patients, where appropriate, trained in the prescribed in the use of Narcan kit
- Support patients in the (self) administration of medication
- Documentation of (self) administration of medication
- Performs TB and Drug screenings on all patients within 72 hours of admissions
- Performs routine urine drug screens as directed by the treatment/recovery plan
- Monitors and records vital signs
- Provides triage and provides medical services accordingly
- Performs TB screenings on all patients
- For patients with health care needs, schedules, and coordinates all medical appointments, and provides periodic follow-up
- Reviews and transcribes medication orders and monitors medication records for compliance.
- Observes and records response to treatment/medication and notifies the Medical Director, the Director or Nursing, and the Program Director of any such instances
- Monitors ongoing/chronic medical problems
- Handles minor needs of patients including attending to minor injuries, administering routine medications
- Maintains all medical records
- Performs QA activities
- EKG
- Performs accurate and complete audits of medication transported, received, administered, stored, or disposed, as trained, and assigned, in accordance with Phoenix House medication policies and procedures.
- Remains current with all training as directed by Phoenix House
COMPETENCIES (KSA’s)
- Ethical Practices
- Judgment
- Relationship Management
- Time Management
- Empathy
- Professional Boundaries
- Global and Cultural Awareness
- Critical Evaluation
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Crisis Management
- Technical Capacity