RN PRN SUD

Acadia•Ball Ground, GA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Blue Ridge Mountain Recovery is seeking a registered nurse to provide professional nursing care to patients recovering from addiction at its facility in Ball Ground, Georgia. The role focuses on patient safety, compassionate care, and fostering a supportive therapeutic environment. The facility provides tailored treatment for men and women through individual, small-group, and family-inclusive care. This PRN role 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. The nurse must be able to attend a full week of orientation during daytime hours.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current RN license as required by the state.
CPR certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
De-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Must be able to attend a full week of orientation during daytime hours.

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 applicable state Nurse Practice Act regulations, standards, facility policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ensure verbal physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy.
Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and document relevant information.
Collaborate with others to meet patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and work to resolve customer complaints.
Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, or medication-related changes.
Develop nursing treatment plans specific to assessed needs and complete the initial treatment plan upon admission.
Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
Administer medications accurately as ordered and document controlled-substance counts as required.
Complete admission and discharge processes efficiently and accurately as directed.
Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients, including respect for personal space and rational detachment.
Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in patient treatment.
Perform other assigned functions and tasks.