Job Posting

Registered Nurse

Educational Requirements:

Graduated from an approved school for Vocational Nursing

Maintain a current California Vocational Nursing License or Registered Nurse with no restrictions

Two-year residential healthcare and or substance abuse experience preferred

Must have and maintain valid California Driver License

Possess healthy professional boundaries

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the total nursing care of all residents within established standards of care, facility policies, procedures, and guidelines

Ability to follow the chain of command

Routine checks on all safety and nursing equipment and documentation

Completes 30 minute checks of all residents

Daily documentation to maintain compliance with JCAHO, IMS and DHCS

Collects, reports, and documents objective and subjective data

Observes conditions and reports changes in conditions to MD/PA, program director and clinical director.

Contributes to establishing individualize residents goal;

Implements the plan of care

Evaluates effectiveness of interventions to achieve resident’s goals and minimize relapse, and / or re-hospitalization

Monitor and report: vital signs, COWS and CIWAS, wound care, follow up treatments, appointments of residents, etc.

Assists Techs in rounds and examination of residents

Performs Narcotics count at the beginning and end of shifts and whenever necessary

Audit resident’s chart for quality assurance

Able to accurately order medication from the pharmacy as needed

Ability to transcribe physician / physician assistants telephone, verbal or written orders accurately

Must maintain a current TB test

Must maintain current BSL/CPR certification and able to pass physical and drug testing