PART TIME REGISTERED NURSE

The Heritage Community is a residential treatment program for adolescents, ages 13 - 18. Our Nursing department provides psychiatric, dietary, and medicinal care for our students, and we currently seek to hire a full-time Registered Nurse to be a dynamic leader for our Nursing team! We are looking for a mature, friendly, and energetic candidate who can work well with our students and their families to fulfill nursing needs. We are a thriving and growing company, with the value of a family-based, community work environment that endorses excellence, continual learning, innovation, and integrity! If you desire to seek experience beyond hospital care, then this is the right position for you! Having been founded in 1984, The Heritage Community is one of the longest-standing and established treatment programs in the United States. We are a true, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and one of the few treatment programs in the nation with a non-profit mission. We provide competitive pay and training opportunities. Come learn more and be a part of our mission to help individuals heal and thrive! Schedule: 20 hours per week max, Wed 8-4pm mandatory, flexible for the other hours of the week. 10 on call days/hours per month mandatory. Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct initial nursing assessments on newly admitted students. Perform assessments for illnesses, injuries, etc., and provide clear instructions for aftercare. Pour, pass, and chart all scheduled medications to the students, as well as PRN's. Maintain complete and accurate medical records of all youth to whom service is provided. Administer TB tests and other vaccines as required. Perform lab draws and drug screening tests as needed. Report to medical emergencies on campus and work with emergency services if called in. Communicate frequently with parents/guardians on the medicinal care of their child - answering inquiries, submitting requests, and appropriately handling complaints or grievances. #J-18808-Ljbffr