Nurse

The Nurse role may be filled by either a Registered Nurse or a Registered Psychiatric Nurse. Nurses provide medical assessment, services, treatment, and rehabilitation support.

The role of the Nurse includes, but is not limited to, these duties:

• Provides psychoeducation to clients and their families.
• Completes medication reconciliation as required at service transition points.
• Plans and provides direct nursing care, including administering intramuscular injections, developing and initiating wound care plans, and conducting comprehensive mental status assessments.
• Reviews, interprets, and responds appropriately to lab results.
• Liaises with Primary Care Providers (Nurse Practitioners or General Practitioners) to ensure quality care and management of chronic diseases or co-morbid medical challenges.