RN PRN SUD
About The Position
Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery in Ball Ground, Georgia, is seeking a registered nurse to provide compassionate professional nursing care to patients recovering from addiction. The facility provides tailored treatment in an intimate setting, including individual, small-group, and family-inclusive care, with the goal of helping residents develop skills for sustaining long-term recovery. The nurse is expected to foster a supportive, therapeutic environment and prioritize patient safety. This PRN position offers 12-hour day or night shifts: 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m. or 6:30 p.m.–6:30 a.m. Night shifts include a $4.00-per-hour differential. Employees must be able to attend a full week of orientation during day hours.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current RN license as required by the state.
- CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Nice To Haves
- One or more years of nursing experience in the clinical area served by the facility is preferred.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs; develop and implement nursing care plans; maintain medical records; and educate patients and families about health conditions.
- Provide nursing care within the scope and standards of practice established by the state Nurse Practice Act, facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Ensure verbal physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
- Continuously assess patient status and document relevant information.
- Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and acknowledge and work to resolve customer complaints.
- Notify the physician of significant status changes, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, and changes in response to medications or other medical status.
- Ensure nursing treatment plans address assessed needs and complete the initial treatment plan upon admission.
- Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
- Administer medications accurately according to orders and document controlled-substance counts on required forms.
- Complete admission and discharge processes efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries, respect personal space, give patients direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
- Direct or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in patient treatment.
- Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
Benefits
- $4.00-per-hour night shift differential
- De-escalation and restraint certification training available upon hire and offered by the facility
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