Residential Lead RN (Leon)

Apalachee Center; Tallahassee (FL); On-site; USD 4,133,000 - 5,648,000; Full time

Job summary

Apalachee Center, Inc. is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide clinical oversight and coordination of nursing services within Leon residential programs in Tallahassee.

You will supervise LPN staff, ensure compliance with nursing and medication management standards, and monitor documentation and treatment planning for accuracy and quality. The role includes conducting audits and inspections, providing training, and offering consultative nursing support, including monthly MAR reviews and

Qualifications

• Official transcripts from approved vocational or technical school.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional nursing experience.
• Previous psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Supports residential LPNs in daily activities, including nursing care, assessment, medication administration, admissions/discharges, planning, intervention, documentation, and supervision of residents.
• Monitors compliance with medication management, storage, laboratory handling, waste transfer, hygiene and narcotics control policies; ensures safe nursing practices.
• Provides training to LPNs on clinical duties and ensures documentation for personnel files is complete.
• Coordinates and monitors nursing components of treatment plans; delivers and documents direct nursing care per physician orders.
• Performs ongoing reviews/audits of nursing documentation (MARs, orders, annual assessments) for compliance with policy and Joint Commission standards.
• Conducts monthly medication room inspections and MAR reviews; administers injections and documents accordingly for residents in Level 2 units.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Psychiatric nursing experience

Education

Official transcripts from approved vocational or technical school

Tools

CPR certification

First Aid certification

CPI certification

Job description

Job DetailsJob Location: Tallahassee, FL 32308Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $35.50Job Category: NurseApalachee Center, Inc. is best known for helping individuals and families of North Florida succeed in recovering from emotional, psychiatric, and substance abuse crises. Apalachee Center, Inc. provides comprehensive behavioral health services across 8 counties (Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, and Wakulla Counties).

Apalachee Center, Inc. offers competitive benefits for our full-time positions to include health, dental, vision, basic life insurance, long term disability, paid time off, and more.

JOB SUMMARY: Provides clinical oversight and coordination of nursing services within the Leon residential programs. Supports and guides LPN staff, ensures compliance with nursing and medication management standards, and monitors documentation and treatment planning for accuracy and quality. Conducts audits, inspections, and infection reporting, provides training and direct care as needed, and promotes effective communication and continuity of care across residential units. Also provides consultative nursing support to Level 2 residential programs, including monthly medication room inspections and MAR reviews.

ESSENTIAL/CORE JOB-SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports residential LPNs in daily activities, including nursing care and treatment, assessment, medication administration, admissions/discharges, planning, intervention, documentation, and supervision of residents, in accordance with unit procedures and physician orders. Provides direct nursing coverage as needed when no coverage is available.
• Ensures program compliance with all medication management, medication storage, laboratory specimen handling, biomedical waste transfer, hand hygiene, and narcotic control policies and procedures. Monitors implementation to maintain effective, efficient, and safe nursing practices.
• Provides training and education to LPNs on clinical nursing duties at the direction of the Program Manager and ensures completion of required documentation for personnel files.
• Coordinates and monitors the nursing components of treatment plans, ensuring inclusion of relevant assessment findings and patient care needs. Delivers and documents direct nursing care as indicated by physician orders and treatment plans.
• Conducts ongoing review and audit of nursing documentation, including MARs, verbal/telephone orders, and annual assessments, using the Clinical Review Checklist to ensure compliance with Agency policy and Joint Commission standards.
• Conducts monthly medication room inspections for Level 2 residential programs, completing and submitting the required inspection form in accordance with Agency policy. Performs monthly MAR reviews to ensure accuracy and compliance with Agency standards. Administers injections and documents accordingly for residents in the Lower Level K unit.

Hours: 7:30am-4:00pm, Monday through Frida

QualificationsEducation/Experience:

• Official transcripts from approved vocational or technical school.
• Minimum of two (2) years of professional nursing experience.
• Previous psychiatric and/or substance abuse treatment experience preferred.
• Ability to obtain information about, and interpret information in terms of, mental illness and substance abuse.

Licensure or Certification:

• Licensure as a registered nurse in accordance with Florida Statute 464.
• Must obtain and maintain current CPR, First Aid, and CPI certifications.