Registered Nurse (RN) - $20k SIGN-ON

Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center • Williamsburg, PA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

Cove Forge Behavioral Health Center is hiring Registered Nurses to provide care for adults with substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns. The facility offers detoxification, residential rehabilitation, and outpatient programming. New graduate RNs are welcome to apply.

This is a full-time evening-shift position scheduled from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Flexible scheduling and shift differentials are available. A sign-on bonus of approximately $20,000 is offered for full-time employees. The role provides nursing care in accordance with state nursing practice regulations and facility and corporate 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 use nursing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their 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 according to policy and procedure.
• Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document relevant information.
• Notify physicians about significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication response concerns, 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 ordered instructions.
• 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.
• Direct or coordinate unit activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

Benefits

• Approximately $20,000 sign-on bonus for full-time employees.
• Shift differentials.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Medical insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• 401(k).

What This Job Offers

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