PRN Nightshift Behavioral Health Nurse - RN/LPN

PEACHTREE DETOX LLC; Fayetteville (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

PEACHTREE DETOX LLC in Georgia seeks a licensed nurse (RN or LPN) to provide care for clients, administer medications, take vitals, and assess medical needs in a treatment setting. You will follow provider protocols and ensure patient safety.

The role requires current unrestricted GA licensure as RN or LPN, ability to interpret policies, compassionate care for chemically dependent and psychiatric clients, and collaboration with the medical team and pharmacy. HIPAA compliance is essential.

Qualifications

• Current unrestricted GA licensure as RN or LPN.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret policies and directions.
• Ability to work with chemically dependent and psychiatric care clients in a non-judgmental, compassionate fashion.
• Experience in recovery and/or mental health treatment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Take and record daily client vital signs and assessments.
• Administer medications and treatments per provider protocol.
• Assist with client admissions and discharges.
• Record client observations and report to the medical team.
• Maintain a safe and sanitary environment.
• Attend staff trainings and meetings as required.
• Communicate with the pharmacy as needed.
• Complete client nursing admissions (intake surveys, blood draws, TB testing, GeneSight swabbing).
• Follow HIPAA and confidentiality policies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

GA RN/LPN licensure

Policy interpretation

Compassionate care

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