Facility Based Crisis Registered Nurse PRN

About the role

This position is a member of a team that provides support, services, and treatments necessary to provide integrated care to individuals with behavioral health diagnosis or substance use disorders. Provides oversight and general nursing care and services to persons in a facility-based crisis/non-hospital detox setting. All patients are voluntary and perform their own ADL’s. No physical or chemical restraints. Average length of stay of patients is 5 -7 days.

Responsibilities

• Utilize your skills and expertise, current nursing assessment skills and knowledge of nursing principles to assess and monitor clients, participating in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment and responding to crises on a timely basis.
• Comply with Controlled Substances policy and procedures in maintaining accurate inventories and controlled logs, following appropriate guidelines for investigation of discrepancies.
• Monitor consumers and taking appropriate action for side effects and adverse reactions to medications.
• Complete QA activities as requested and participating in the QA process.
• Communicate effectively with the team.

Requirements

• Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing, with a minimum of an Associates Degree in Nursing.
• Must meet the education, experience, licensure/certification requirements specified by the service definition of the service being provided.
• Experience in behavioral health nursing preferred.
• Some college training and/or management experience helpful.

Qualifications

• Valid drivers license (this is a condition of employment) including personal vehicle insurance coverage.

Skills

• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Eager to work on nonstandard nursing assignments.

Benefits

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

Pay

$5,000 Sign On Bonus

Schedule

PRN