Nurse Administrator, Eating Disorders, Residential - Southport, United States - Discovery Behavioral Health

Description

Job Description

In addition to providing regular nursing services, the Nurse Administrator will provide supervision over other nurses and have administrative duties. The Nurse Administrator consults with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions are achieved, and carries out all orders received, with appropriate information sharing with the Program Director and Facility Manager. They meet with each client daily, completes a daily assessment, and administers all prescription medication.

Responsibilities

• Completing H&P upon admission for each client
• Developing and initiating the Nursing Care Plan
• Facilitating therapeutic groups
• Availability for consultation after hours and returns telephone calls/pages within a ten-minute time frame
• Meeting regularly with medical staff to discuss client treatment
• Performing primary first aid and determining need for physician notification
• Consulting with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions
• Meeting with each client, completing a daily assessment, and administering all prescription medication
• Responsibility for carrying out any orders received from the physician and psychiatrist, and reporting information to the Program Director and Facility
• Understanding the therapeutic process and confidentiality laws, and having strong knowledge of professional ethics
• Demonstrating leadership abilities, with an ability to communicate with persons from all educational and cultural backgrounds

This is a full time position supporting our residential treatment program in Southport, CT.

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• Must be a Registered Nurse with current licensure in the state of employment
• Bachelors of Nursing preferred
• Two years experience with compliance and personnel management preferred
• Experience with adolescent psychiatric care preferred

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway To provide truly innovative care, we need to have a diverse team around us. Thats why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above, wed be happy to consider your application.

We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

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Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.