Registered Nurse $10K Sign on Bonus!

Pocono Mountain Recovery Center; Henryville (PA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Pocono Mountain Recovery Center in Henryville, PA is hiring a Registered Nurse for the night shift (7p–7a). This full-time role includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus and provides care for adults with substance use disorders in a residential, detoxification and outpatient setting.

Responsibilities include assessing needs, creating nursing plans, maintaining medical records, and administering medications while coordinating with physicians and staff to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care in a

Qualifications

• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess a current RN license as required by state requirements.
• One year of nursing experience; psychiatric/behavioral or substance use experience a plus.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required.
• First aid may be required by state or facility.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about health conditions.
• Administer medications per orders and document controlled substances accurately.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately.
• Communicate therapeutically with patients, visitors, and co-workers.
• Ensure treatment plans are initialed upon admission and tailored to needs.

Skills

CPR certification

De-escalation training

Communication skills

Documentation accuracy

Education

Nursing degree from accredited program

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Job description

Pocono Mountain Recovery Center is hiring Registered Nurses!

Shift: 7p-7a

Schedule: Full Time

Sign On Bonus: $10,000

Pocono Mountain Recovery Center is eastern Pennsylvania's leading drug rehabilitation center. Located in Henryville, our facility provides residential treatment, detoxification, and outpatient services to adults age 18 and older of all genders who have been struggling with substance use disorders and certain co-occurring mental health concerns.

Registered Nurse Essential Functions

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
• Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
• Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
• Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
• Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
• Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.

Education/Licensure/Experience/Skill Requirements

• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
• One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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