Pact RN

Why UnityPoint Health

Commitment to our Team Were proud to be recognized as a Top 150 Place to Work in Healthcare by Beckers Healthcare several years in a row for our commitment to our team members.

Culture At UnityPoint Health you matter. Come for a fulfilling career and experience a culture guided by uncompromising values and an unwavering belief in doing whats right for the people we serve.

Benefits Our competitive Total Rewards program offers benefits options that align with your needs and priorities no matter what life stage youre in.

• Caring is what we do and it starts with our team members: expect paid time off parental leave 401K matching and an employee recognition program as we support you both personally and professionally.

• You can only give your best when you feel your best and we help you live well with dental and health insurance paid holidays short and longterm disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your fourlegged family members to give you peace of mind.

• We strive to make things easier and more personal in health care to set us apart from the rest and you can experience that commitment through early access to earned wages with Daily Pay a tuition reimbursement program designed to help you further your career and adoption assistance to help you grow your family in the way that works for you.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commitment At UnityPoint Health we honor the ways people are unique and embrace what brings us together. Our collective goal is to champion a culture of belonging where everyone feels valued and respected.

Development We believe equipping you with support and development opportunities is an essential part of delivering a remarkable employment experience.

Community Involvement Be an essential part of our core purposeto improve the health of the people and communities we serve.

Hear more from our team members about why UnityPoint Health is a great place to work at

To work directly with clients of the Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACT) by using the evidence base practice model of ACT designed by NAMI to provide comprehensive and wrap around services to address client goals of mental health physical health housing employment social goals and other goals as identified by the client. To provide assessment and develop treatment plan goals. To provide medication education and set up for ACT clients and case managers. To process orders complete prior authorizations and work with the medication prescriber to ensure all clients received the appropriate and necessary psychiatric medications.

Client Service: Assess the needs of clients and develop goals that will allow them to achieve the greatest level of independence in their community.
Provide skills teaching to clients and work with them and other team members to creatively explore alternatives to hospitalization higher level of care homelessness and incarceration. Advocate for clients to help meet their needs desires and best interests. Utilize critical thinking in making independent judgements and maintain responsibility and accountability for service provided. Knowledge of the effects of mental illness and the ability to relate respectfully to clients with a wide range of abilities and diagnoses. Ability to meet clients in their homes or in public places with ability to drive safely and a willingness
to transport clients in own vehicle. Possess teamwork skills including problem solving cooperation negotiating etc. Ability to be available for oncall shifts for evenings and weekends which includes carrying the 24 hours oncall client crisis line and delivering medications as well as providing crisis triage services
via phone an potential on scene. Continue professional development and involvement in professional activities that enhance service provision.

Medical Services: Under the direction of the team medication prescriber and in collaboration with the other registered nurses on the team develop revise maintain and supervise team psychopharmacologic and medical treatment and medication policies and procedures including transcribing administering
evaluating and recording psychotropic medications prescribed by the medication prescriber. Evaluate and chart psychotropic medication effectiveness complications and side effects. Arrange for required lab work according to protocol. Organize and manage the system of getting medication to clients and integrate medication into clients individual treatment plans. Manage pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. Coordinate schedule and administer nursing assessments of client physical health making appropriate referrals to community physicians for further assessment and treatment and coordinate psychiatric treatment with medical treatment. Administer IM injections according to protocol. Properly destroy medications according to protocol. Follow up on orders lab results and medication prescriptions for all consumers. Assure client attendance and followup with psychiatric prescriber.

Documentation: Complete all documentation within established guidelines. Ability to prioritize client need and to complete required written documentation.
Demonstrate an understanding of all funder and accreditation standards. Track and document monthly outcome objectives

Education: Registered nurse Mental health experience preferred.

Experience: One year with the population served.

License(s)/Certification(s): Valid drivers license when driving any vehicle for workrelated reasons. Licensed in the state of Iowa as a RN or in good standing.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Ability to speak read and write fluent English. Ability to read and comprehend common terminology of the mental health field.
Ability to enter documentation in an EHR and use Microsoft Office. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from clients medical professionals management staff and the public.