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 interdisciplinar.

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