Register Nurse - Drug Detox
About The Position
Saint Clare's Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Drug Detox services. The role provides nursing care in behavioral health settings, including treating patients, educating them about mental and medical conditions, and offering advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members. The nurse may run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint of patients. The Registered Nurse records patients’ medical histories and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical machinery, administers treatment and medications, and assists with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The nurse also teaches patients and families to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, self-administration of medication, and physical therapy. Other related duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
- Working knowledge of the interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming, and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.
Responsibilities
- Treat patients and educate them about mental and medical conditions.
- Provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
- Run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention.
- Perform seclusion and restraint of patients as needed.
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms.
- Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results.
- Operate medical machinery.
- Administer treatment and medications.
- Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
- Teach patients and families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, self-administration of medication, and physical therapy.
- Perform other related duties.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- 401K retirement plan
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Tuition reimbursement
- Voluntary benefit options
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
