RN Days

Mount Regis Center•Salem, VA

About The Position

Mount Regis Recovery is hiring experienced Registered Nurses to provide care at Mount Regis Center, a 68-bed, fully accredited and licensed drug and alcohol treatment center in Salem, Virginia. The center provides detox, residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services for adults age 18 and older, using empirically validated treatment methods. This full-time day position is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for 36 hours per week, with rotating weekends and nights. Pay starts at $34 per hour and may be higher based on experience. Shift differentials include $2.50 for weekday hours from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m., and $1.50 for weekend hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and $3.00 for weekend hours from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Acadia Healthcare offers a benefits package that includes medical and prescription drug plans, flexible spending and health savings accounts, vision and dental coverage, voluntary short- and long-term disability coverage, employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and other benefits.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
A 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.
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 specific to assessed needs.
Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing care in accordance with applicable Nurse Practice Act regulations, standards, scope of practice, and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible when taken and transcribed appropriately according to policy and procedure.
Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
Notify physicians about significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and other 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 orders.
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 patients 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 patient treatment.