About this opportunity

PEACHTREE DETOX LLC lists this PRN Nightshift Behavioral Health Nurse - RN/LPN opportunity in fayetteville, Georgia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.

Job description

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Responsible for providing care to clients to include but not limited to, administering medication, taking vitals, assessing medical needs.

Essential Duties:

Assisting with the taking and recording of daily client vital signs and assessments

Administering medications and treatments as per provider protocol

Assisting with client admissions and discharges

Recording client observations and reporting to the medical team as needed

Compassionately interacting with the client population to encourage engagement in treatment

Maintain a safe and sanitary environment

Attending staff trainings and meetings as required by the employer

Communicating with the pharmacy as needed

Completing client nursing admissions not limited to: intake surveys, blood draws, TB testing, GeneSight swabbing

Follows all policies and procedures with regard to client information protection, including alcohol-drug client confidentiality and HIPAA

Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

Current unrestricted licensure in GA (as required by facility) as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse.

Able to read, analyze, and interpret policies and directions, and present information effectively, both orally and written

Ability to work with both chemically dependent and individuals in psychiatric care in a non-judgmental, compassionate fashion

Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships with other staff as well as with referral sources

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions from a wide variety of data and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Experience working with people in recovery and/or in mental health treatment a plus

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