Registered Nurse

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health • Sicklerville, NJ

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Devereux New Jersey is seeking a Registered Nurse to join their Nursing team. This role offers the opportunity to utilize your nursing degree in the behavioral health field, making a positive difference in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities. The Registered Nurse reports directly to the Director of Nursing and will provide nursing support in a hybrid capacity, covering programs in Gloucester, Camden, Cumberland, and Atlantic County. Devereux offers a collaborative working environment with a multidisciplinary team and embraces Servant Leadership principles.

Requirements

• Must be licensed to practice as an RN in the state of New Jersey.
• One year of nursing experience preferred, but New Grads will also be considered.
• Previous professional experience in a behavioral healthcare setting preferred.
• Be flexible, patient, energetic, creative, and have a sense of humor.
• Have a strong passion for working with and helping adults with special needs.
• Comfortable traveling to different group homes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for completing annual Nursing Assessments for each residential individual.
• Conduct quarterly choking assessments for each individual in day only and residential programs identified as high risk.
• Review all dietary changes for day only and residential programs.
• Conduct specialized training for new hire orientations, boot camp classes and on-going as needed.
• Review medications charts, labs and medication counts to ensure accuracy within the group home.
• Assisting group homes with primary care physician or other doctors as needed.
• Review charts to ensure all required documentation has been received.

Benefits

• Time off benefits starting on day one!
• Excellent health benefits, effective 30 days after employment
• Tuition and student loan assistance
• Growth and training development
• 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, and 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