Psychiatric Nurse

Devereux • Scottsdale, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Devereux Arizona’s Residential Treatment Center (RTC) is a beautiful 24-hour, 10-acre campus located in the heart of Scottsdale. The RTC is a safe, supportive environment that provides various services to youth, from the ages of 7 to 17, who are experiencing emotional, behavioral, or substance abuse challenges. The Campus features dormitories, a therapeutic K-12 day school, food services, medical/nursing, and therapy services. As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide direct daily medical management for our adolescent population, as well as provide, review, and follow-up with medical providers as to the effectiveness and/or possible side effects noted of medications administered. This position provides supervision regarding safety issues/crisis intervention for the campus population, infection control protocols, and general medical management. The RN will maintain effective communication with all departments involved with direct care and will provide education/training of direct care personnel involved with the Medication Technician Certification Program at the Group Home Level.

Requirements

• Current valid RN license to practice in Arizona with no restrictions required
• Associate's Degree from an accredited school of nursing required
• Six (6) months nursing experience required
• Must attend mandatory two (2) weeks of paid New Hire Orientation: Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:00pm, followed by on the job training
• Must be 21 years of age or older (per licensing standards)
• Valid Arizona Driver's License & pass DMV 36-month history check
• Pre-employment Physical and Job Demand Assessment (if applicable)
• Drug test within 24hrs of offer w/ negative results
• Current AZ Fingerprint Clearance Card with no restrictions ( OR eligibility to obtain with no restrictions).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Previous behavioral health experience with children/adolescents or pediatric nursing preferred
• Excellent communication, relationship management, and multitasking skills

Responsibilities

• Provide direct daily medical management for our adolescent population.
• Provide, review, and follow-up with medical providers as to the effectiveness and/or possible side effects noted of medications administered.
• Provide supervision regarding safety issues/crisis intervention for the campus population.
• Oversee infection control protocols.
• Manage general medical care.
• Maintain effective communication with all departments involved with direct care.
• Provide education/training of direct care personnel involved with the Medication Technician Certification Program at the Group Home Level.

Benefits

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service)
• Sick time (64 hours per year)
• ASCEND, career accelerator program and tuition assistance
• Retirement
• eM Life for Mental Health and Work/Life Programs
• Service Anniversary Awards
• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to get a portion of your earned wages between pay periods
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision, pet insurance)
• 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!
• Medical (including telemedicine via phone, web, app), dental, prescription drug, preventative care, and mental health services.
• Student loan debt assistance, tuition reimbursement and continuing education assistance.
• Generous time-off (start accruing 1st day)
• 403(b) retirement plan with matching benefit
• Voluntary/employee paid supplemental life and accident coverage.
• Employee assistance / work-life balance program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree