Detox Nurse Overnight

Stella Maris

Position Description

• JOB DESCRIPTION: LPN or RN
• IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Nursing
• POSITION SUPERVISED: None

Qualifications/credentials

• Current Ohio Licensure as a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse
• Current CPR certification
• One year experience in the Behavioral Health care field

Basic function

Under direction of an RN, provides direct patient care to patients who are chemically impaired, following established standards of practice, department guidelines and existing policies and procedures.

Essential job duties and responsibilities

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• Under the direction of the RN, performs accurate and complete admission assessments/reassessments within specified time frame. Assesses patient for safety risks, abuse and neglect.

• Assesses, documents and manages patient’s pain using appropriate pain scale.
• Prioritizes and documents patient problems based on assessed needs/problems in collaboration with patient, family and healthcare team.
• Under the direction of the RN, plans delivery of patient care in collaboration with other disciplines to promote wellness and facilitate the discharge planning process.

• Documents changes in patient condition and effectiveness and timeliness of care/interventions.

• Assesses educational needs of patients and significant others considering cultural issues and other special challenges.

• Provides teaching and educational material to the patient and/or significant other concerning the following topics: diagnosis, reason for and safe use of medication, food/drug interactions, injury prevention, nutritional needs, HIV, TB, Hepatitis and

STD.

• Validates and documents patient and family understanding of teaching.
• Utilizes the 5 rights of medication administration.
• Knows action, usual dosage, indications and side effects of medication administered.

• Under the direction of the RN, utilizes the ADR reporting mechanism for any medication errors, near misses, etc.

• Verbalizes understanding of 12-step model of addiction recovery.
• Demonstrates ability to effectively de-escalate patient crisis situations.
• Demonstrates efficiency in use of automated medical record.
• Completion of requirements for annual agency training compliance.
• Ability to uphold patient rights and confidentiality regulations.

Non-essential

Duties

• Performs other duties of the position and within the individual’s capabilities as assigned by his/her supervisor.

AAP/EEO Statement

Stella Maris is committed to providing a non-discriminatory employment environment for its employees. The policy of the Stella Maris is to fully comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations in the area of non-discrimination in employment. Discrimination against employees and applicants due to race, color, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, age, military and veteran status is prohibited.

Violations of this policy will be subject to discipline, up to and including termination. Stella Maris is committed to assuring equal employment opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of Stella Maris to provide reasonable Equal employment opportunity and non-discriminatory commitments include, but are not limited to, the areas of hiring, promotion, examination or testing, demotion, reassignment, recruitment, discipline, layoff or termination, rate of compensation and company sponsored training.

All employees are expected to comply with this Equal Employment Opportunity Policy. Managers and supervisors who are responsible for meeting business objectives are expected to cooperate fully in meeting Stella Maris’s equal employment opportunity objectives. Any employee who believes he or she has been discriminated against must immediately report any incident to the company’s designated EEO Officer.

The company will not tolerate retaliation against any employee who reports acts of discrimination or provides information in connection with any such complaint.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Type: Full-time Pay: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty

• Addiction Medicine

Physical Setting

• Inpatient

Work Location: In person