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    Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Nurse

    Kansas City, United StatesOn-SiteFull-timePosted 2mo ago
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    Job description

    RN or LPN – Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Make a Difference Every Day Are you a compassionate Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) who is passionate about helping individuals living with serious mental illness? Join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team and become part of a collaborative, multidisciplinary team that delivers life-changing care directly in the community. This is more than a nursing position—it's an opportunity to build meaningful relationships, improve lives, and support individuals on their path toward recovery and independence.

    What You'll Do As an ACT Team LPN, you'll provide nursing care, care coordination, and support to adults receiving community-based behavioral health services. Working alongside therapists, case managers, peer support specialists, prescribers, and other professionals, you'll help clients remain healthy, stable, and connected to the care they need.

    Primary Responsibilities

    • Provide nursing care in clients' homes and other community settings, including: Nursing assessments Medication administration Medication education Health monitoring Coordinate care with psychiatrists, primary care providers, hospitals, pharmacies, and community partners to ensure continuity of care.
    • Serve as an advocate for clients by helping them access medical, behavioral health, and community resources.
    • Educate clients and their families about medications, physical health, mental health conditions, and wellness strategies.
    • Assist with crisis intervention and emergency response when needed by coordinating with crisis services, emergency responders, supervisors, and medical providers.
    • Participate as an active member of the ACT team, attending team meetings and collaborating to develop individualized treatment plans.
    • Help clients develop skills to improve independence and manage emotional distress.
    • Build trusting, recovery-focused relationships with clients and their families.
    • Complete documentation accurately and in a timely manner.
    • Transport clients and provide services throughout the community as needed.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a federal agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical (medications) drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices (ERED), cosmetics, veterinary products, and toxicants.

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