Registered Nurse (RN) 7a-7p PRN

About the Company

At AAC, we foster a progressive culture that values your ideas, work/life balance, and continuous education. We offer exceptional compensation and strong benefits, including a 401K, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Join a team dedicated to providing quality, compassionate, and innovative care to adults struggling with addiction and co-occurring mental health disorders. Our mission is to empower patients, their families, and our communities by helping individuals achieve recovery and optimal wellness of the mind, body, and spirit.

About the Role

This position requires a thorough understanding of the facility’s treatment program and philosophy, admission process, and medical knowledge of alcoholism, drug abuse, and dual diagnosis. As a member of the treatment team, you will provide professional-level nursing care to patients with minimal supervision. This complex role directs and guides unit activities and assignments for ancillary personnel.

Responsibilities

• Consult with the Medical Director for non-life-threatening medical and medication issues; contact emergency services for life-threatening situations.
• Identify client care requirements by establishing rapport with clients and their support networks.
• Create a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to clients and families.
• Promote client independence by setting care goals, educating clients about their condition and medications, and answering questions.
• Ensure quality care by adhering to therapeutic standards, measuring health outcomes, and making necessary adjustments.
• Resolve client problems using multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Protect clients and employees by following infection-control policies, medication administration procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Document patient care services in client and department records.
• Maintain continuity among teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and ongoing needs.
• Protect client confidentiality and operational integrity.
• Manage nursing supplies inventory by checking stock levels and ordering supplies as needed.
• Stay current with professional and technical knowledge through educational workshops and professional publications.
• Foster cooperative relationships among the healthcare team through communication and collaboration.
• Follow incident reporting policies for potential safety issues.
• Delegate, organize, and coordinate assigned services, ensuring responsibilities are appropriately assigned to staff.
• Serve as a role model for nursing staff and demonstrate effective problem-solving for conflict resolution.
• Contribute to performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and follow-up on staff issues.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, and healthcare team members.
• Communicate staff performance levels to the Director of Nursing and prioritize collaborative interventions.
• Exercise judgment in deviating from policy when strict adherence poses risks to patients, visitors, or staff.
• Collaborate with the Director of Nursing to maintain adequate staffing levels within budgetary guidelines.
• Provide clinical direction and evaluate the level of care delivered by nursing staff on assigned shifts.
• Hold staff accountable for safe practices, including patient lifts and mobilization.
• Coordinate care, unit operations, patient flow, scheduling, resource allocation, and supply management.
• Participate in performance improvement data collection, analysis, reporting, and staff education.
• Assist in training new staff and coordinating care plans with doctors and other nurses.
• Perform other duties as needed.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ASN) or Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN) required.
• Current RN License in the state of operations.
• CPR and First Aid Certified.
• Knowledge of addiction and drug treatment preferred.
• Awareness of patient safety issues and application of safety principles.
• Ability to read, interpret, and write clearly; strong verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Working knowledge of Google Products (GMail, Google Sheets, Google Docs, etc.).

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged sitting at a desk.
• Ability to lift 15 pounds at a time.

Benefits

• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.

AAC is committed to equal opportunity employment and provides reasonable accommodations to comply with state and federal disability discrimination laws.