Registered Nurse
About The Position
Devereux Florida provides services to children and adolescents with significant emotional and behavioral health needs who live on-site while in treatment. Located in Orlando, FL (Pine Hills area), this position is responsible for ensuring client care by providing medications, ensuring regular medical checkups, and keeping medical files updated. This role involves maintaining an open line of communication with clients’ families and medical staff (doctors, therapists, other nurses), and supporting a therapeutic environment, while ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals served.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing: Associate’s Degree or Diploma required
- Registered Nurse in the State of Florida required
- Must be able to complete a two-week (Monday - Friday) new hire orientation class; hours are approximately 9:00am to 5:00pm each day.
- Valid Florida driver's license
- Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test, Physical, TB Test.
- Successfully pass a Level 2 background screening with the State of Florida.
- Must be proficient in nursing assessment skills and basic software programs.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (strongly preferred)
- 2 Years of nursing experience or previous experience working in another position with the DJJ, IDD, or Psychiatric population in a group home or residential facility preferred
Responsibilities
- Ensuring client care by providing medications
- Ensuring regular medical checkups
- Keeping medical files updated
- Providing an open line of communication with clients’ family and medical staff (doctors, therapists, other nurses)
- Supporting a therapeutic environment
- Ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals served
Benefits
- Up to 24 PTO days/year (increases with service)
- Up to 64 hours of sick time
- Low-cost medical, dental, vision
- 403(b) retirement plan
- ASCEND Tuition Program: 100% tuition covered (up to $15k undergrad / $25k grad per year)
- Student loan repayment assistance
- Payactiv: Access your earned wages early
- Employee Assistance Program & Discounts
- 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
