TEMP Registered Nurse - $55hr

Starlite Recovery Center • Center Point, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Starlite Recovery Center is hiring a temporary Registered Nurse in Center Point, Texas, for a 13-week assignment, with an opportunity to convert to a full-time employee after the assignment. The role is not benefit-eligible, is not an agency contract, and does not include travel stipends or travel reimbursements. The schedule is 36 hours per week on the night shift, from 6:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., at $55 per hour.

Starlite Recovery Center provides residential and outpatient treatment for addiction and co-occurring mental health concerns, as well as medically supervised detoxification. It treats adults age 18 and older of all genders and has a specialty program for female adolescents. Treatment includes individual, group, family, and experiential therapies. The facility is located on 55 acres in the Texas hill country, about an hour northwest of San Antonio.

The Registered Nurse assesses and coordinates patients’ physical and behavioral health care, develops nursing care plans, provides nursing services within applicable practice standards and facility policies, administers medications, maintains records, and communicates with patients, families, physicians, and the treatment team.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• 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 and 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.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable regulations, and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible when taken and are transcribed according to policy and procedure.
• Continuously assess patient status and gather and document pertinent information.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and 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 ordered notes.
• Accurately document controlled-substance medication counts 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.
• Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level