****11p-7a, Monday - Friday***
Job Summary:
Responsible for directing patient care for designated shifts. The Charge Nurse will work with related departments to ensure that patient care issues are addressed during the designated shift. Compassionately responsible for assessing and monitoring adult patient’s condition and diagnosis with mental illness.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
- Establishes rapport, gathers data and patient history.
- Respects the rights of individuals, including the ethical aspects of boundaries, care, treatment, and services, allowing the patient to be a major part of their treatment and recovery.
- Respects patient confidentiality and HIPAA as core values of our company, in accordance with Title 42 CFR, ensuring the patient knows and understands their rights.
- Assists staff nurses in their evaluation and assessment of patient needs. Orders medications as prescribed.
- Screen, assess and improve patients’ physical and emotional health by performing patient exams and basic medical procedures such as taking vital signs, observing the patient or physical checks of the patient.
- Manages medical administration in scheduling of patient appointments and identifies special patient care needs. Adjusts patient assignments to meet special needs.
- Effectively communicates via written, verbal, and electronic methods, with physicians, nurses, pharmacists, BHT’s and clinical staff.
- Accurately and timely makes patient rounds and accurately records patient observations and activities in patient records and charts.
- Makes nursing assignments for the next day.
- Staying organized is essential in this position that requires you to fulfill a range of timely responsibilities.
- Implements safety and emergency procedures during fire, severe weather, or workplace violence drills or actual events, assisting patients to safety.
- Provides recommendations for individual and department goals and objectives.
- Attends regular detox staff meetings.
- Regular attendance is essential to the success of the department.
- Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
Required Skills/Abilities/Competencies:
Sensitive to cultural diversity – being aware of and respecting cultural differences.
- Ability to be non-judgmental and provide care and compassion with chemically dependent individuals during and after detoxification.
- Ability to have nursing competencies verified within 90 days of hire. Includes, but not limited to, unit specific skills, instructional materials, safety and infection control, equipment, documentation and communication, medication administration, and provisions of care.
- Ability to screen, assess and improve patients’ basic physical and emotional health.
- Analyze and interpret data to determine recommendations and priorities in treatment.
- Able to read, analyze and interpret policies and instructions to present information effectively in both verbal and written communication skills.
- Analyze and interpret data to determine recommendations and priorities in treatment using medical procedures, assessments such as CIWAS/COWS or waived testing.
- Knowledge of SI Protocol.
- Confident in reporting abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- Able to read, analyze and interpret policies and instructions to present information effectively in both verbal and written communication skills.
- Open to feedback and responds appropriately.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills within the team, as well as patients.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Ability to function confidently in a high-paced and at times stressful environment.
Affirmative Action & EEO Statement:
Allendale Behavioral Health values a diverse and inclusive workplace. We do not discriminate in any employment practice based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. Allendale Behavioral Health is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. Should individuals with disabilities need reasonable accommodation to complete the hiring process please contact HR@AllendaleTreatment.com.
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $34.00 - $38.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Medical specialties:
- Addiction Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Holistic Medicine
- Psychiatry
- Toxicology
Physical setting:
Standard shift:
Supplemental pay types:
- Differential pay
- Overtime pay
- Signing bonus
Weekly schedule:
License/Certification:
Ability to Relocate:
- Fort Wayne, IN 46825: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person