Registered Nurse - Outpatient Psych - Full-Time Day Shift

UHS • College Park, GA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Anchor Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for its outpatient services. The full-time day-shift schedule is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Anchor Hospital is a 122-bed Joint Commission-accredited behavioral health facility in College Park, established in 1986. It provides inpatient, partial hospitalization, outpatient, and Tricare programs for adolescents, adults, and senior adults receiving treatment for behavioral health and addictive disease disorders.

The RN supports patients throughout treatment by conducting medical screenings, managing medication processes, assessing and monitoring patients, coordinating physician visits and orders, educating patients, and facilitating nursing groups. The role requires foundational medical knowledge, including interpreting laboratory results and assessing physiological systems in patients undergoing detoxification.

Anchor Hospital and UHS describe a patient-care-first environment, responsive leadership, peer support, continuing education, and opportunities for career advancement. A $1,500 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

• Unencumbered Georgia RN license or multistate equivalent.
• Two years of experience working in addiction and/or behavioral health.
• Nursing degree from an accredited university or college; an associate degree or BSN is accepted.

Nice To Haves

• Two to three years of experience working in an acute medical setting.

Responsibilities

• Complete medical screenings for new patients upon admission to the Lodge according to level-of-care procedures.
• Monitor medication processes, distribute medications, and supervise the self-administration process.
• Prepare Medication Administration Records.
• Provide individual and group education to patients about medications and their effects.
• Maintain a thorough understanding of each patient's treatment through assessment, ongoing contact, and communication with the treatment team.
• Coordinate patient meetings with the physician, handle physician orders, and document patient medications.
• Advocate for patients' access to services during treatment team meetings and through individual physician contact.
• Track patient appointments and ensure patients see the physician as required by their program status; organize physician visits.
• Take vital signs as needed.
• Facilitate and document nursing groups.
• Interpret laboratory results, such as urinalysis, and assess key physiological systems in patients undergoing detoxification.

Benefits

• $1,500 sign-on bonus.
• Continuing education options.
• Opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement.
• Supportive and responsive leadership and a network of peer nurses and nursing leaders.

What This Job Offers

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