Discharge Registered Nurse

Wilmington Treatment Center • Wilmington, NC

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About The Position

Wilmington Treatment Center is hiring a full-time Discharge Registered Nurse to provide nursing care at its treatment and recovery hospital in Wilmington, North Carolina. The center provides detox, rehabilitation, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services.

The role is scheduled for day shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., working three 12-hour shifts with an every-other-weekend rotation. The nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements care plans, administers medications, documents care, and supports admission and discharge processing in accordance with nursing standards, state regulations, and facility policies.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
• One year of nursing experience.
• CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance abuse nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice established by the state Nurse Practice Act and applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately according to policy.
• Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, or other medical-status changes.
• Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and ensure plans address assessed needs.
• Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
• Administer medications accurately according to orders.
• Document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients, respect personal space, give patients direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
• Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Prescription drug plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Employee assistance programs
• Financial support
• Tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed