RN, Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse

Position Summary:

The Registered Nurse (RN) is a vital member of a dynamic, multidisciplinary team, delivering compassionate, evidence-based care in alignment with the Discovery Behavioral Health Clinical Model. In this role, the RN serves as both a clinical expert and patient advocate-supporting safety, stability, and meaningful progress in each patient's recovery journey. Through skilled assessment, thoughtful intervention, and ongoing collaboration with the treatment team, the RN helps create a therapeutic environment grounded in trust, dignity, and clinical excellence.

By integrating medical and behavioral health care, the RN plays a critical role in improving outcomes and empowering patients toward lasting healing.

Key Responsibilities:

Patient Care & Clinical Support
* Meets with each potential admission to complete a face-to-face evaluation, ensuring medical appropriateness for admission and collaborating with medical/psychiatric providers to obtain admission orders.
* Supports the admission process with care and diligence, including belongings checks and safety searches as needed.
* Completes comprehensive initial nursing assessments and facilitates the full medical admission process for each patient.
* Develops and initiates Nursing Care Plans, as appropriate, to guide individualized patient care.
* Assesses medical concerns, including suicidality and risk of harm to self or others, and communicates findings to the appropriate clinical team members.
* Performs vital signs, basic evaluative procedures, tests, and blood draws to support ongoing assessment and monitoring.
* Provides primary first aid and determines the need for physician notification, ensuring timely and appropriate intervention.
* Maintains a safe, structured milieu and supports patients throughout the treatment experience, including supervision during community outings in compliance with state regulations.
* Assists with the discharge process, supporting continuity and readiness for the next level of care.
* Maintains an organized, safe, and therapeutic environment for patients and staff. Medication Administration & Management
* Ensures all provider orders are carried out accurately and in a timely manner.
* Verifies informed consent for all medications is obtained prior to the first dose.
* Administers medications as prescribed, including PRN medications, and documents effectiveness within required timelines.
* Oversees the medication management system, including medication planning, storage, ordering, transcribing, administration, monitoring, and evaluation.
* Ensures all medications required for patients are ordered appropriately and available within the facility.
* Maintains compliance with narcotic diversion protocols, ensuring all required processes are completed each shift. Collaboration & Patient Education
* Collaborates closely with medical staff and the interdisciplinary treatment team to review patient care, needs, and interventions.
* Communicates effectively with families and loved ones, as appropriate, to support engagement and continuity of care.
* Establishes rapport with patients through professional, compassionate, and respectful interactions.
* Provides health education to patients and staff, empowering understanding and informed participation in care.
* Communicates with referral sources and outpatient providers to support continuity of care at admission, midpoint, and discharge, as needed.
* Manages patient medical needs, including scheduling appointments, completing referrals, and securing prior authorizations for necessary treatments and tests. Documentation & Compliance
* Documents patient progress objectively, accurately, and within required timelines in accordance with policy.
* Ensures all clinical practices align with regulatory standards and organizational expectations.
* Maintains accurate records related to medication administration, assessments, and patient care activities. Professional Practice
* Demonstrates clinical knowledge, including understanding of Axis I diagnoses and associated symptoms, to inform patient care.
* Maintains a fully stocked, organized, and operational nursing station, ensuring readiness to meet patient needs.
* Demonstrates professionalism, initiative, and accountability in all aspects of the role.
* Ensures timely communication regarding scheduling needs, including requesting time off and securing appropriate coverage.
* Contributes to a culture of teamwork, flexibility, and shared responsibility by performing additional duties as assigned. Residential Treatment Only: *

Provides transportation services including patient transportation/supervision, medical appointments, etc. (must be pre-qualified to drive a company vehicle)
* Substance and Mental Health Use Disorder Division:
* Monitoring of CIWA/COW scores for patients on detoxification protocols.
* Knowledge of detoxification medication, withdrawal symptoms, and medical complications that can occur in detox.
* Provide…