Registered Nurse

Nexus Family Healing; Portland (OR); Vor Ort; USD 65.000 - 69.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Four weeks PTO

Health insurance options

No-cost life insurance

Short/long-term disability

401k match

Sign-on bonus

Tuition assistance and training

Advancement opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its youth residential program in Portland, Oregon. The on-site role involves 24/7 nursing coverage in a small PRTF, serving youths ages 10-17 with mental and developmental disabilities, on the Albertina Kerr campus.

The RN promotes health, coordinates care with a multidisciplinary team, and administers medications while ensuring documentation and safety. Sign-on bonus and weekend differentials are offered.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Valid RN license required.
• QMHP qualification in Oregon preferred.
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience.
• First Aid/CPR/Infection Control certifications required.
• Driver's license required.

Aufgaben

• Provide client-centered health care to Nexus residents.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams on medical plans.
• Collect and review medical data and maintain records.
• Assess nursing needs and communicate with physicians as needed.
• Monitor and treat acute and chronic conditions.
• Educate residents on medications and side effects.
• Administer and document medications.
• Attend required trainings and maintain licensure.

Kenntnisse

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Registered Nurse License

QMHP qualified in Oregon

1+ year nursing experience

First Aid/CPR/Infection Control

Valid driver’s license

Jobbeschreibung

Nexus Family Healing is looking to add a full-time Registered Nurse to our youth residential facility in Portland, Oregon!

Nexus Family Healing, a national non-profit mental health organization serving youth and families for over 50 years, is expanding to Oregon!

This small PRTF program serves up to six youth at a time, ages 10-17, with mental and developmental disabilities who have become involved in the justice system. The program, located at Nexus' Walden Crossing, is a secure residential location, providing high staff-to-youth ratios as well as 24/7 nursing, recreational and therapeutic professionals, psychiatric services, and an array of other types of therapies as indicated.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. We serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Join an organization that makes a true difference in the lives of youth & their families!

Schedule/Location/Pay:

• Full-Time On-site opportunity
• Schedule: 8:00am-8:00pm Saturday-Monday
• 722 NE 162nd Ave, Portland OR 97320
• Non-hospital setting; small residential program
• Working with youth clients - ages 10-17
• Located on the Albertina Kerr campus
• Starting pay range: $47-$50 an hour!
• $2,000 Sign On Bonus

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW - Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW - Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Differentials:

• $1/hour differential for overnights during the week, Sunday night through Friday morning: (12AM -7:59 AM)
• $2/hour for day and evening shifts on weekends, Saturday morning through Sunday evening: (8AM - 11:59 PM)
• $3/hour for weekend overnights, Friday night and Saturday night: (12AM - 7:59 AM)

Position Summary:

Our Nurse (RN) promotes the health and well-being to Nexus Family Healing residents by providing client-centered health care services, in accordance with Nexus Family Healing policies, procedures, and protocols.

Primary responsibilities:

Resident Medical Care

• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams regarding medical aspects of client admissions.
• Communicates medical concerns and coordinates necessary follow-up appointments and/or referrals with interdisciplinary teams both internally and externally.
• Collects and reviews clients’ medical data and ensures that medical records are current and accurate.
• Assesses nursing implications of all data pertaining to the resident and determines the need to communicate with the physician.
• Monitors acute and chronic medical conditions of clients; provides treatment or consultation as needed.
• In emergency situations, gathers relevant information and assesses client status. Provides appropriate care and/or treatment, directs others as necessary, and collaborates on referral to a higher level of care if appropriate.

Treatment Team Collaboration

• Serves as a resource to staff and other interdisciplinary teams regarding client medical concerns.
• Collaborates with the treatment staff to develop individual client treatment plans.

Implements, monitors, and coordinates medication administration to clients

• Verifies, counts, and administers medications to residents.
• Educates clients on medication side effects, adverse effects, and drug interactions.
• Monitors clients daily for side effects, adverse effects, and/or drug interactions.
• Ensures client prescriptions are filled, and the appropriate amount is maintained through each client’s stay within the residential milieu.
• Monitors medication logbooks for completion and accuracy.

Staff Meetings & Required Training

• Completes all required trainings that are department/role specific & facility-wide requirements.
• Maintains and stays up to date with trainings and certifications (i.e., online trainings, internal and external in-person trainings, CPR certification, nursing license, first aid and safety, medication administration, and infection control, etc.
• Participates in internal training opportunities with community partners.

Client Confidentiality

• Ensures client information remains confidential and compliant with Nexus policies involving client privacy, informed consent, and confidentiality standards for clients and their families.

Requirements:

Required Education and Licensure:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing
• Valid Registered Nurse License
• QMHP qualified in Oregon
• 1 + year related nursing experience
• First Aid/CPR/Infection Control certification
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ year related nursing experience in a mental health residential setting

Our ICARE Values:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives - including your own!

Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.