Registered Nurse

Seeking FT, PT Registered Nurse for our Youth Residential Program Benefits and Salary

• At Applewood, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing.
• We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners.

• Starting salary $35 per hour.
• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a flat rate option.

• Wellness program including free preventative care.
• Generous paid time off and holidays.
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW programs.
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match.
• Pet insurance.
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal.
• Dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness.
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care.

• Education:
  
  Associate Degree in Nursing required.
• Specialized training in or certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing.

• Active Ohio Nursing license.
• RN required.
• BLS certification preferred.

• Core Expertise:
  Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date.

• Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment.

• Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics.

• Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language.

• Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures.

• Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members.

• Recognize problems and respond appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions.

• Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions.
• Experience:
  
  One or more years of demonstrated nursing experience in behavioral health or psychiatry preferred.

• Applewood Centers is a premier provider of community‑based behavioral health services in Northeast Ohio.
• We are currently looking for a flexible, caring, and organized Psychiatric Nurse interested in providing and enhancing their skills in a residential behavioral health setting.
• As the Registered Nurse for our Residential Program, you will be joining a passionate team dedicated to treating children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues.

• Under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, provides residential psychiatric nursing care within the scope of nursing practice.
• Responsibility:
  Collaborating with psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists and case managers both within and outside of the agency.
• Collaborating with clients, caregivers, and significant others.
• Providing behavioral health education and behavioral management strategies while holding client accountable.
• Assessing clients for additional treatment needs and linking them with needed services.
• Having knowledge of physical health aspects of client care, including weight, nutrition, medication education, assessing and education of side effects, risks and benefits of medication.
• Providing clients with community resources.
• Provide leadership in the day to day activities of the department (as a shift charge nurse). Meeting with clients independently as referred by Psychiatrists and psychiatric APRN's and for triage.
• Communicate and document observations and interventions, while seeking and utilizing guidance from team members.

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