RN Charge Nurse (Nights)

Valley Hope Addiction Treatment & Recovery•Norton, KS

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Valley Hope restores lives affected by addiction and supports lifelong recovery. At Valley Hope, our mission comes to life through our core values of Character, Compassion, and Commitment. Our nurse residency program gives you the tools you need to be successful as a nurse at Valley Hope. Our nurses specialize in making patients feel loved from the moment they walk in the door by providing compassionate medical care, key to the short and long-term success of patients in recovery. Nurses typically work with patients from admission to discharge, providing supportive medical care over 30-45 days of treatment, offering a unique treatment approach, and rewarding work experience with hands on help for patients to heal and recover in real time.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in nursing.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse to practice in the state of employment.
Four (4) plus years of clinical nursing care work experience.
Four (4) plus years of progressive work and relevant industry experience including one (1) plus years of charge-nurse experience.
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in substance abuse treatment industry is preferred.
Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN) is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provides support as needed to the Nursing Director in day-to-day supervision of the nursing staff to ensure that activities are carried out in accordance with Valley Hope’s operating policies, procedures, and standards.
Assists the Nursing Director in supervising nursing staff including orientation and training, monitoring the quality of treatment documents, providing support during the annual review/goal setting process, as well as providing routine performance feedback and mentoring in support of staff development.
Provides support to the Nursing Director as needed for medical care including case management and inpatient medical care treatment services.
Provides assistance as needed to ensure proper and adequate treatment provided during emergencies; follows established policies and procedures for all medical emergencies (i.e., convulsions, suicides, Delirium Tremens, etc.)
Participates in facility performance improvement activities with an emphasis on medical services and improving nursing care quality. Collaborates with facility management staff to identify and implement improvement activities across the facility.
Assists with the security, control, and administration of drugs, medications, treatments, and tests as allowed by law.
Assists the Nursing Director in building the skills and competencies of the nursing staff as needed to meet minimum requirements as specified by customary standards of nursing practice, external accrediting agency guidelines, and internal organizational guidelines.