Registered Nurse (RN) - Nights

The Refuge, A Healing Place•Ocklawaha, FL

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Refuge, a Healing Place, is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse to provide compassionate, patient-centered care in a behavioral health setting. The Refuge is a residential program for adults with PTSD, eating disorders, addiction, depression, and co-occurring disorders, located on a 96-acre campus in the Ocala National Forest. The RN assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, administers medications, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The nurse works with an interdisciplinary team to support patients through recovery and provides care according to applicable nursing standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies. The position is for full-time nights. Applicants must complete a Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. The posting directs applicants to review Florida’s background screening requirements and disqualifying offenses before applying.

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.
A Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse is required.
First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their 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, state Nurse Practice Act regulations, and applicable facility and corporate policies and procedures.
Ensure verbally received physician orders are legible and transcribed appropriately according to policy and procedure.
Continuously assess patient status and gather and document pertinent information.
Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication response changes, and related challenges.
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 accurately 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 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 patient treatment.