RN - Substance Abuse

Registered Nurse

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience. Provides medication and nursing services in collaboration with providers and clinic staff to ensure high-quality care, efficient resource utilization, and compliance. Maintains medication inventory and supplies not managed through the Warehouse PAR system and ensures completion of required quality control checks for point-of-care testing. Documents all patient care and clinical services in accordance with professional nursing standards. Manages daily medication room clinic opening and closing. Communicates effectively with other departments to serve as a reliable resource for patients, providers, and clinic staff. Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care. Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses. Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy. Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care. Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs. Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care. Consistent with the Board of Nursing scope of practice for Registered Nurses, nursing judgment is essential for safe, effective, and accountable nursing care. The Registered Nurse independently applies critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification. Exercises independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate actions, interventions, and priorities. Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances. Integrates clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions. Accepts accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care in accordance with statutes, regulations, and organizational policy. Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care. Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services. Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record. Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system. Practices within nursing scope of practice and adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements. Participates in quality and performance improvement activities. Maintains required competencies and certifications. Reports adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy. Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork. Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff. Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers. Floats to other departments or assignments as needed. Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence-based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention is essential. Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills are required. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment is necessary. Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems is expected. Physical work requirements include the ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds. Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling is essential. Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment is required. Employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices and reporting injuries and unsafe conditions.