About The Position
This posting is open exclusively to current AL DOC incumbent employees. NaphCare is hiring a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team at G.K. Fountain Correctional Facility in Atmore, Alabama. The unit is a therapeutic environment, providing intensive day treatment services. NaphCare is partnered with the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office to provide this program, which is supported by the SNAMHS and funded through the NV-DHHS Division of Public and Behavioral Health. The Behavioral Health Registered Nurse has experience as a Psychiatric RN, in a mental health or correctional setting (e.g., psychiatric hospital; mental health clinic; jail/prison), and in working within a multidisciplinary team.
Requirements
- Must hold a current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Alabama.
- Must hold or obtain a valid CPR card.
- Must possess strong written communication, verbal, and rapport building skills.
- Experience training/working in a psychiatric or mental health setting required.
- Must have the ability to stand for long periods, lift and move patients (up to 50 pounds), bend, squat, reach, push, pull, walk significant distances, and perform physically demanding tasks like CPR, all while maintaining good balance and endurance throughout a shift.
Nice To Haves
- Certification as a Psychiatric RN is highly preferred but not required.
- Experience in correctional or inpatient mental health care setting preferred but not required.
Responsibilities
- Provide routine nursing care including assessments, medication administration, drawing labs, and nursing interventions for the THRIVE unit.
- Serve as a contributing member of the multidisciplinary treatment team.
- Safely administer prescribed medications to patients and accurately document each administration in the patient chart in accordance with nursing standards and facility policies.
- Conduct and document initial (or updates to existing) nursing assessments.
- Initiate, administer, and document prescribed protocol including medication administrations.
- Schedule, track, and facilitate medical sick calls to in-facility physicians.
- Track laboratory and diagnostic procedure orders and results.
- Conduct and document at least one psychoeducational group per week related to healthcare.
- Complete nursing treatment summaries for discharge summaries.
- Coordinate with facility health and correctional staff regarding patients’ mental and physical health care (e.g., Director of Nursing, Health Services Administrator, nursing and medical staff).
- Participate in educational and training activities related to mental health care for patients, security personnel, and healthcare staff.
Benefits
- Health, dental & vision insurance that starts day one!
- Prescriptions free of charge through our health plan, beginning day one!
- Lowest Cost Benefits!
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services
- 401K and Roth with company contribution that starts day one!
- Tuition Assistance
- Referral bonuses
- Term life insurance at no cost to the employee
- Generous paid time off & paid holidays
- Free continuing education and CMEs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
