RN - full time, residential

Discovery Behavioral Health•Del Mar, CA

21h•$45 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

Casa Palmera Casa Palmera is a nationally recognized subacute residential treatment center offering drug rehabilitation, treatment for alcohol addiction as well as treatment for mood disorders and anxiety and trauma disorders. Casa Palmera is staffed with a diverse team of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists who work together to help each patient move forward within a caring community. If you are looking for an organization that thrives on growth, celebrates diversity of thought, and rewards passionate execution, you’ve come to the right place. Because we put clients first, it is our honor to support and reward those who serve them. Position Summary: The Registered Nurse works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Discovery Behavioral Health Clinical Model.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science and Nursing preferred.
ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) accepted.
Holds a current RN license in good standing.
One year experience preferred working in mental health, substance use, or eating disorders field.
Ability to draw blood is required.

Responsibilities

Meets with each potential new admission and completes face to face assessment.
Screens for medical appropriateness for admission to facility and consult with the medical/psychiatric provider to receive orders for admission. Supports the process by checking belongings, providing searches, etc. as needed.
Completes initial nursing assessment and full medical admission process upon admission for each patient.
Ensures all orders from medical/psychiatric providers are carried out.
Ensure that all patients have signed informed consent for medications prior to the 1st dose.
Administers medications as prescribed and administers PRN medications and documents effectiveness within timelines.
Develop and initiate the Nursing Care Plan.
Ensures proper narcotic diversion protocols as per policy are completed each shift
Provides assessment of medical problems as needed.
Performs primary first aid and determines the need for physician notification.
Performs vital signs, basic evaluative procedures, and tests.
Performs blood draws.
Provides health education to patients and staff.
Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the patients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.
Manages and orders supplies and keeps a fully stocked and operational nursing station.
Provides milieu management throughout the treatment experience and communicates with all team members.
Supervises and supports patients on community outings.
Objectively and accurately documents patient progress as required by policy.
Assists with discharge process.
Assesses patient suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
Communicate with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge, as needed.
Manages patient’s medical needs including schedule appointments, complete referral/ prior authorizations for medical treatments and tests as indicated.
Oversee the medication management system that includes but not limited to, medication planning, storage, ordering and transcribing, administration, monitoring and evaluation.
Monitoring of CIWA/COW scores for patients on detoxification protocols.
Knowledge of detoxification medication, withdrawal symptoms, and medical complications that can occur in detox.