Bear River Health is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) who desires to work autonomously in a unique, challenging, and rewarding environment. Do you have strong communication skills and the ability to assess for emergent versus non-urgent needs? If so, we invite you to apply as a member of our nursing team. The qualified candidate will provide medical services to the Residential population in a substance use treatment facility. You’ll work as part of a team, along with Advanced Practice Providers, other nursing staff and Behavioral health techs, where communication and cooperation are key to success. Mental health and/or experience with clients with substance abuse disorders is a plus!
Minimum Requirements:
Associates Degree in Nursing; 5 yrs of nursing experience; excellent triage skills; strong clinical assessment skills; nursing experience in Primary care or Urgent care; self sufficient; well organized; BLS certification; proficiency with intramuscular injections as well as phlebotomy and IV starts.
Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate great customer service and foster's our value statement of "Saving Lives and Fostering Growth"
- Responsible for the oversight of the medical care for Residential clients in our 3.5 ASAM level of substance abuse treatment
- Assess, triage and treat utilizing established standardized protocols established by Advanced Practice Providers and a Medical Director
- Communicate needs in a timely,efficient manner to the Residential Advanced Practice Provider
- Responsible for coordination of care with client's primary care providers
- Collect labwork as ordered by the Advanced Practice Provider
- Administer medications during standardized medication pass times
- Provide health education services to Residential clients
- Foster an environment of care and support and a therapeutic mileau for those undergoing substance abuse treatment
- Follow Nursing Practice standards as defined by the State of Michigan
- Maintain Joint Commission quality and compliance standards
*Important*
Any new hire is subject to background check, reference verification and drug screening.
"Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled"
Must be able to work nights, weekends and holidays without exception.
Job Type: Full-time
Any new hire is subject to background check, reference verification and drug screening.
"Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled"
Must be able to work nights, weekends and holidays without exception.
Job Type: Full-time