Charge Nurse

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Change Lives With Recovery Innovations! Our mission is to empower people on their journey to recovery, helping them achieve their goals, rediscover meaning and purpose, and reconnect with themselves and their communities. Our vision is to revolutionize healthcare by pioneering innovative solutions that go beyond behavioral health, empowering people to thrive in the communities where they live, work, and play.

• Position:
  Charge Nurse
• Job Type: Pool;
  Non‑Exempt
• Shift: As Needed – 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Work Location:
  
  Crisis – Franklin County Crisis Care Center – Columbus, OH
• Salary/Hourly Wage: $48.00 – $51.00/hour
• Specialties / Licenses:
  Registered Nurse (RN) with valid state license;
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred; 1 + year behavioral health experience preferred

Empower individuals on their journey through mental health and substance use challenges with peer‑powered support and innovative behavioral health solutions.

• Guest Care & Advocacy: Ensure completion of assessments, develop care plans and recovery solutions with individuals, supervise special diet requirements, and administer medication as per protocol.
• Team Leadership: Supervise nursing services for the shift, assign patient care, monitor safety, provide nursing treatment, and maintain medical supplies and equipment.
• Compliance &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Assist leadership in ensuring nursing care meets licensing regulations and accreditation standards, maintain documentation, and respond to medical emergencies.
• Cross‑Functional
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Provide treatment, disposition, and referrals in consultation with the team; coordinate outside medical and nursing support services.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent; RN license (compact preferred).
• Minimum 1 year experience in a behavioral health setting.
• Basic computer skills, strong attention to detail, problem‑solving and communication abilities, effective listening, and documentation skills.
• Must pass de‑escalation training and, if required, driving and background checks per state regulations.
• Maintain confidentiality and professionalism in accordance with HIPAA.
• Comprehensive credentialing process completion if applicable.
• Second‑chance employer:
  Must pass a seven‑year background check, substance‑abuse testing (if applicable), education verification, fingerprint clearance, and motor‑vehicle report (if driving).

May involve close eye work, substantial wrist and finger motions, frequent sitting, standing, walking; requires use of corrected vision, color vision, and auditory senses. May lift up to 20 pounds.

Office and behavioral health facility settings; possible contact with agitated or confused individuals; occasional travel within the region.

Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance; mental health resources; wellness programs; retirement plan with company matching; generous paid time off; professional development and training opportunities.

Recovery Innovations is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. Our hiring practices are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are a second‑chance employer and evaluate all qualified applicants fairly, including those with criminal histories, in accordance with legal and funder requirements.

Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities. Contact our Accommodation Request form for assistance.