Registered Nurse - ACT

Collaborates as part of an interdisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating services for psychiatric, co-morbid, and/or co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorder consumers. Assesses the needs of individuals for medical assistance, takes clinical histories, and refers individuals to a physician when appropriate. Develops and carries out appropriate treatment plans to meet individual needs. Establishes nursing care objectives that promote health, well being, and recovery; based on the strength-based assessment of needs with individual input, designed in relation to treatment goals. Attends team meetings to review problems and plan solutions, and completes meeting minutes on a rotation basis. Works with program psychiatrists in meeting the psychiatric/