Registered Nurse (RN)

About the role

Starlite Recovery Center in Center Point, Texas (about an hour northwest of San Antonio) has provided premier treatment for addiction and co‑occurring mental health concerns since 1957. The facility sits on 55 acres of Texas hill country and offers residential, outpatient, and medically supervised detoxification services for adults 18+ of all genders, with a specialty program for female adolescents. Therapies include individual, group, family, and experiential approaches such as ropes courses and equine‑assisted therapy. New graduates are welcome to apply, and the position is open to RNs in Boerne, TX.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined by the state Nurse Practice Act, facility policies, and corporate policies.
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy.
• Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
• Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
• Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
• Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
• Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co‑workers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or be eligible to practice nursing per state requirements.
• One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance abuse nursing experience a plus.
• CPR and de‑escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Benefits

• Exceptional mentoring available.
• Great shift differential available.

Schedule

Full‑time position; night shift 6:00 AM – 6:00 PM, 3 × 12‑hour schedule with rotating weekends required.