Overnight Staff Nurse (RN, LPN)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: DOE

Job Summary

West Georgia Wellness Center and its affiliates is a leading provider of comprehensive addiction and mental health treatment services, committed to transforming lives through patient-centered care. Our treatment facility located in Hiram, Georgia offers a range of services, including medical detox, residential treatment, outpatient care, and aftercare. We pride ourselves on providing a safe and supportive environment for clients to recover.

As a client-centered nurse on our team, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality client care and support. Your expertise and compassion will make a profound impact on the lives of individuals struggling with addiction and mental health issues.

Responsibilities

• Administer medications and treatments as ordered by Medical Director
• Perform laboratory tests, Vital signs and collect specimens for analysis
• Responsible for rendering all nursing assessments, evaluations, and consultations based on the individuals and level of care where you are stationed.
• Utilize electronic health record systems (EMR) for documentation purposes
• Administer COWS/CIWAS assessments
• Ensures that all daily documentation, assessments, and updates are completed.
• Monitoring & reporting our detox clients signs and symptoms of withdrawal and response to ordered medication & therapies
• Identifies client care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual clients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.
• Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to clients and families.
• Promotes client's independence by establishing client care goals, teaching client to understand condition, medications, and self-care requirements, answering questions.
• Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against client care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations, calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects clients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.
• Documents patient care services by charting in client and department records.
• Maintains continuity among teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
• Maintains client confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
• Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing orders for supplies.
• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care team by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem solving methods.
• Follows the incident reporting policy and procedure in reporting any potential safety issues.
• Coordinates with the Medical Director and Director of Nursing on the plan of care to provide the individual treatment needed.

Qualifications

Education

• Required: RN License in the state of Georgia, LPN License in the state of Georgia
• Required: BLS Certification

Knowledge & Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  
• EMR systems and charting.
• Understanding of mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and co-occurring conditions.
• Awareness of the behavioral health system, including services, treatments, and HIPAA regulations.
• Knowledge of confidentiality requirements and HIPAA regulations.
• Medication administration.
• Collection of specimens for laboratory testing.
• Healthcare infection prevention and control.

Competencies

• Time-management
• Multi-tasking abilities
• Organizational skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• Attention to detail
• Active listening