Nurse

POSITION SUMMARY:

Person in this position is responsible for the intensive outpatient for women with substance abuse or co-occurring disorders. Essential Job Functions include those listed below.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Maintains and demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the concepts of a patient's care and supervision.
• Responsible for supervising each medical and general health history of all participants.
• Ensure that each individual receives the best possible care.
• Oversees the administration of medications according to policies and procedures, controlling schedules and doses and ensuring that they are administered to clients when necessary.
• Verify, keep up to date and sign the medication record of the participants.
• Help perform regular exams and routine checkups on participants.
• Observe, understand and manage health problems peculiar to the participants served.
• Assist the contracted physician, with basic medical examinations and the administration of prescribed treatments.
• Help maintain a record for your participants in order to have accurate records of the participant's medical history, treatment plan, and progress.
• Participates in the creation and implementation of protocols for the treatment of the participant and documents the medical record according to the treatment plan.
• Help perform prescribed tests on your participants, such as vital signs, blood pressure, temperature, breathing, pulse, and blood sugar checks.
• Responsible for ensuring that participants receive all appropriate services
• Provide help so that participants feel that their physical, social and affective needs are resolved.
• You must be an understanding, loving person with positive energy.
• Completes required documentation, including progress notes, behavioral observations, incident reports, and other appropriate documentation and within set deadlines.
• Reports and/or documents participants' observations and contributes to treatment decisions.
• Other assigned tasks focused on the participant.
• Must Embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation; and
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Experience and Competencies:

• Ability to exercise good judgment and discretion.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.
• Superior organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in word processing programs, preferably MS Word, and spreadsheet programs. Internet skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• High level of initiative.
• Adherence to the highest standard of ethical conduct, especially to standards governing confidentiality.
• Professional appearance and demeanor.
• Bilingual (fluent in English and Spanish) preferred.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a criminal history background check.
• Pursuant to Executive Order 2021-075 you must submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 and pursuant to Order 2021-082 evidence of vaccine booster; or instead, medical or religious exemption that meets the requirements set forth in the executive order, as well as negative PCR test or antigens every 7 days.
• During your tenure with WestCare there may be new requirements, including, but not limited to vaccinations that are issued by local, State, Federal, and/or Funders that WestCare may have to comply with. Should this occur Human Resources or appropriate personnel will inform you.
• CPR Certification, First Aid Certification, and an annual Tuberculosis test.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Experience and knowledge working with the substance abuse population and services.
• As required per licensing board of Puerto Rico.

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION:

• Professional RN license in good standing issued by the Nursing Examination Board of Puerto Rico.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work is primarily performed in an office or in a Residential/Outpatient treatment setting.
• Some outdoor activities may be required.
• Must be able to de-escalate situations in the program.