Admitting Registered Nurse

Job Type
Full-time
Description
Job Summary
As a leader of the therapeutic care team, the Registered Nurse (RN) will provide direct care for patients as they progress through the observation and medical detoxification process. The RN will collaborate with physicians, counselors, behavioral health technicians, other RN's and health care professionals to coordinate, plan and deliver excellent patient care using a multidisciplinary patient-centered approach.
* Full time Shift: Monday through Thursday 2:00PM - 12:00AM
** Part-time Shift: Friday and Saturday
Duties/Responsibilities
• Assess and monitor patients' physical and psychological signs and symptoms of withdrawal from mood-altering chemicals.
• Administer medications as prescribed with the goal of ensuring that the patient detoxifies safely.
• Obtains and documents nursing history from patients and/or significant others t...