Intake Nurse - LPN, Evening Shift

Avenues Recovery•Covington, LA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Avenues Recovery Center is a nationwide network of drug and alcohol rehab centers with eighteen locations across seven states. Offering the very highest standard of medical and clinical treatment, our services span every level of care - including detox, residential, PHP IOP, and outpatient services. Avenues is both JCAHO and CARF accredited, and in full compliance with all ASAM standards. Yet despite our excellence, our greatest strength remains the staff we cull from across the nation. If you're a compassionate professional who appreciates stimulating yet meaningful work, we warmly invite you to join our all-star team. This position is for an Intake Nurse for the 2nd Shift (3p - 11p) at our residential facility in Covington, LA. The role involves managing the complete medical intake process to ensure a seamless transition into treatment, completing all nursing shift duties, coordinating pharmacy and prescription needs, dispensing medication, keeping accurate med logs, collaborating with extended medical, clinical and UR teams for total coordination of care, and ensuring complete, timely and accurate medical documentation for each client.

Requirements

Minimum one year diploma program post-high school
Current licensure necessary to practice in-state, or compact licensure with multistate privileges
Addiction related experience required
Strong written and oral communication skills
Detail-oriented, withy ability to multitask and work efficiently
Compassionate and dignified character which models recovery principles

Responsibilities

Manage complete medical intake process to ensure a seamless transition into treatment
Complete all nursing shift duties (vitals, drug screens, scheduling appt.s and lab work etc.)
Coordinate pharmacy and prescription needs, dispense medication, and keep accurate med logs
Collaborate with extended medical, clinical and UR teams for total coordination of care
Ensure complete, timely and accurate medical documentation for each client