Registered Nurse / Behavioral Health Facility / FT

RHA Health Services•Asheville, NC

23h•Onsite

About The Position

We are hiring for: Registered Nurse / Behavioral Health Facility / FT Type: Regular If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services! This position may be a member of a team that provides support, services, and treatments necessary to provide integrated care to individuals with behavioral health diagnosis or substance use disorders. Provides oversight and general nursing care and services to persons with behavioral health challenges in the Neil Dobbins Center, a Facility-Based Crisis Center. Relies on education, skill, and judgment to provide quality services to the people we serve with limited direction and supervision. This position may be a member of a team that provides support, services, and treatments necessary to provide integrated care to individuals with behavioral health diagnosis or substance use disorders. Provides oversight and general nursing care and services to persons with behavioral health challenges in a 16 bed, Facility-Based Crisis center setting. Relies on education, skill, and judgment to provide quality services to the people we serve with limited direction and supervision.

Requirements

Requires a unencumbered Registered Nursing License.
Must be a graduate from an accredited school of nursing, with a minimum of an Associates Degree in Nursing.
Must meet the education, experience, licensure/certification requirements specified by the service definition of the service being provided
Valid drivers license (this is a condition of employment) including personal vehicle insurance coverage.
Must maintain proficiency in company sponsored training and certifications and privileging if required.
Complete criminal background
Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
Drug testing
Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
Proof of employment history or references (if required)
Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

Nice To Haves

For certain behavioral health services additional requirements may apply.
Prefer one year of nursing experience.
Experience in behavioral health nursing preferred.
Some college training and/or management experience helpful

Responsibilities

Complying with Controlled Substances policy and procedures in maintaining accurate inventories and controlled logs, following appropriate guidelines for investigation of discrepancies
Performing Nursing assessments and interventions with medications oversight and administration as needed
Monitoring individuals served and taking appropriate action for side effects and adverse reactions to medications
Completing QA activities as requested and participating in the QA process
Providing nursing care to individuals served and monitoring for safety
Ensuring license of other nursing staff is in good standing as appropriate
Providing nursing evaluations and monitoring for safety
All other duties as assigned

Benefits

Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
Employee perks and discount program : to help you save money!
Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
401(k) retirement savings program
Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

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