LVNLPN Eating Disorders Residential

The Registered Nurse works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Discovery Behavioral Health Clinical Model

• Meets with each potential new admission and completes face to face assessment. Screens for medical appropriateness for admission to facility and consults with the medical/psychiatric provider to receive orders for admission. 
• Ensures all orders from medical/psychiatric providers are carried out.
• Ensure that all patients have signed informed consent for medications prior to the 1st dose.
• Administers medications as prescribed and administers PRN medications and documents effectiveness within timelines.
• Meets regularly with medical staff and treatment team to discuss patient care needs and interventions.
• Provides assessment of medical problems as needed.
• Performs vital signs basic evaluative procedures blood draws and tests.
• Maintains NG tube and administers bolus feeds when appropriate.
• Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the patients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.
• Effectively and professionally communicates with families/loved ones as appropriate.
• Provides milieu management throughout the treatment experience and communicates with all team members.
• Objectively and accurately documents patient progress as required by policy.
• Assists with discharge process.
• Assesses patient suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
• Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission midpoint and discharge as needed.
• Oversees the medication management system that includes but not limited to medication planning storage ordering and transcribing administration monitoring and evaluation.
• Required to sit at a meal and a snack on every shift.
• Will work during meal periods to provide supervision and support to patient.

This is a full time position working Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays from 7AM7PM

For a virtual tour of the facility please visit our website atcenterfordiscovery.com.

Qualifications :

***New grads are welcome and encouraged to apply***   

• Bachelor of Science and Nursing preferred.
• ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) accepted.
• Holds a current RN license in good standing.
• One year experience preferred working in mental health substance use or eating disorders field.
• Ability to draw blood required.
• Obtain CPI certification within 90 days of hire.
• Obtain CPR AED and First Aid certification.
• Must possess a current Drivers License in good standing.
• *Eating Disorder Division: Obtain Serv Safe certification within 90 days of hire.

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above wed be happy to consider your application. 

Additional Information :

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drugfree workplace and perform preemployment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age race color religion sex or national origin.

For more information about our company benefits please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives experiences and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime