Registered Nurse (RN)- Full Time & Part Time

Applewood Centers is a premier provider of community-based behavioral health services in Northeast Ohio. We are currently looking for a flexible, caring, and organized Psychiatric Nurse interested in providing and enhancing their skills in a residential behavioral health setting.

About the role

Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, provides residential psychiatric nursing care within the scope of nursing practice. You will be joining a passionate team dedicated to treating children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists, and case managers both within and outside of the agency
• Collaborating with clients, caregivers, and significant others
• Providing behavioral health education and behavioral management strategies while holding clients accountable
• Assessing clients for additional treatment needs and linking them with needed services
• Having knowledge of physical health aspects of client care, including weight, nutrition, medication education, assessing and educating on side effects, risks, and benefits of medication
• Providing clients with community resources
• Providing leadership in the day-to-day activities of the department (as a shift charge nurse)
• Meeting with clients independently as referred by psychiatrists and psychiatric APRNs and for triage
• Communicating and documenting observations and interventions, while seeking and utilizing guidance from team members

Requirements

• Active Ohio Nursing license (RN required)
• Associate Degree in Nursing required
• Specialized training in or certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
• BLS certification preferred
• One or more years of demonstrated nursing experience in behavioral health or psychiatry preferred

Skills

• Core Expertise: Possess skill, knowledge, and abilities to perform the essential duties of the role; keeps knowledge up to date
• Independent Judgment: Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment
• Cultural Competency: Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity, and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups, and communities who represent various cultural and personal backgrounds and characteristics
• Interpersonal Communication: Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language
• Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to agency policies and procedures
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients, and family members
• Problem Solving & Decision Making: Recognize problems and respond appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions
• Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate competence in utilizing agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions

Benefits

• Starting salary: $38 per hour
• Comprehensive health and prescription plans, including a flat-rate option
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for MSW programs
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Pet insurance
• Employer-paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including dental, vision, voluntary life, short-term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care