Registered Nurse - RTC - 1.0

Alexander Youth Network•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

Alexander Youth Network is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Residential Treatment Center. The role supports children facing mental health challenges in a supportive, inclusive organization that offers career development, mentorship, coaching, and advancement pathways. Federal regulations require Registered Nurses to be present at the PRTF staffing ratio 24 hours a day. RN staff monitor the milieu and restrictive interventions to protect clients’ safety and welfare. They support the Neuro-sequential Model of Care; manage medications and medical treatments; monitor clients’ health status; coordinate emergency care and transportation; and collaborate with guardians to ensure essential well-child healthcare needs are met during placement. Nurses also provide healthcare education to treatment team members, clients, family members, and other agency programs as needed. The role requires punctuality, dependability, on-call availability for additional shifts, flexibility when scheduling needs change, and the ability to join cottage or classroom staffing ratios when necessary.

Requirements

Valid, current RN licensure in North Carolina from the N.C. Board of Nursing.
One year of crisis experience.
Proficiency in MS Office applications.
Valid North Carolina or South Carolina driver’s license.

Responsibilities

Maintain the required PRTF RN staffing ratio 24 hours a day.
Monitor the milieu and restrictive interventions to ensure client safety and welfare.
Promote the use of the Neuro-sequential Model of Care.
Manage medications and medical treatments.
Observe clients for changes in health status.
Coordinate emergency care and transportation.
Collaborate with guardians to ensure clients’ essential well-child healthcare needs are met during placement.
Provide healthcare education to treatment team members, clients, family members, and other agency programs as needed, including medication administration and blood-borne pathogen and infection control.
Explain procedures and treatments to clients to encourage cooperation and understanding and reduce apprehension, while attending to comfort and safety needs.
Remain punctual, dependable, and available on call to work additional shifts.
Adjust core scheduling when unexpected department needs arise.
Join cottage or classroom staffing ratios when needed.