Registered Nurse (RN)

Applewood Centers•Cleveland, OH

16h

About The Position

Applewood Centers is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Youth Residential Program. The role provides residential psychiatric nursing care within the scope of nursing practice and reports to the Director of Nursing. The nurse joins a team serving children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues in a residential behavioral health setting. The position involves coordinating care with agency and community professionals, clients, caregivers, and significant others; assessing treatment needs and connecting clients with services; providing behavioral health education and behavioral management strategies; and attending to physical health needs, including weight, nutrition, medication education, and medication side effects, risks, and benefits. The nurse also provides community resource information, supports day-to-day departmental activities as a shift charge nurse, meets independently with clients referred by psychiatrists and psychiatric APRNs or for triage, and documents observations and interventions while seeking and using team guidance. Applewood offers a starting salary of $36 per hour and up to $1,000 annually in retention bonuses. The agency describes its benefit offerings as including medical, dental, and vision coverage with low-cost plan options and 24/7 EAP; paid parental leave for birth and adoption, fertility/IVF support, and pet insurance; tuition discounts and scholarships and free supervision for licensed roles; a 403(b) with employer match and employer-paid life and LTD insurance; generous PTO; and paid organizational holidays.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing.
Active Ohio nursing license; RN required.
Specialized training in or certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.
Demonstrated ability to perform the role's essential duties and keep professional knowledge up to date.
Ability to perform responsibilities with initiative and independent judgment.
Cultural awareness, sensitivity, and skills for working professionally with diverse individuals, groups, and communities.
Clear professional verbal, nonverbal, and written communication skills and appropriate use of professional language.
Honesty, personal responsibility, accountability, ethical conduct within scope of work, and adherence to agency policies and procedures.
Ability to function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients, and family members.
Ability to recognize problems, gather and assess information to identify root causes, respond appropriately, and make timely decisions.
Competence using agency computer systems and software as required for essential job functions.

Nice To Haves

BLS certification preferred.
One or more years of demonstrated nursing experience in behavioral health or psychiatry preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists, and case managers within and outside the agency.
Collaborate with clients, caregivers, and significant others.
Provide behavioral health education and behavioral management strategies while holding clients accountable.
Assess clients for additional treatment needs and link them with needed services.
Address physical health aspects of client care, including weight, nutrition, medication education, and assessment and education about medication side effects, risks, and benefits.
Provide clients with community resources.
Provide leadership in day-to-day departmental activities as a shift charge nurse.
Meet independently with clients referred by psychiatrists and psychiatric APRNs, and meet with clients for triage.
Communicate and document observations and interventions, while seeking and utilizing guidance from team members.

Benefits

Starting salary of $36 per hour.
Up to $1,000 annually in retention bonuses.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage, low-cost plan options, and 24/7 EAP.
Paid parental leave for birth and adoption.
Fertility/IVF support and pet insurance.
50% Case Western MSW tuition discount; Ohio University tuition scholarships of 10% for undergraduate and 15% for graduate study.
Free supervision for licensed roles.
403(b) with employer match.
100% employer-paid life and LTD insurance.
Generous PTO and paid organizational holidays.