PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Responsible for directing care to patients, facilitating work flow, service as a clinical resource for staff, and for providing team leadership on a shift to shift basis. health/nursing services in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Collaborate with others to ensure that all patients’ physical, biopsychosocial, age, developmental and cultural needs are met and when they are not met, acknowledges and works to resolve customer complaints. Recognizes that patient safety is a top priority.
Role models expectations related to customer service and demonstrates a sense of urgency related to the importance of patient safety
Oversee a unit or work group for a specified shift.
Provide direct care for patients as well as monitor and coordinate other nurses and members of the staff on the daily medical or behavioral health care activities of the unit.
Schedule staff to ensure full coverage at all times and to ensure effective application of services.
Lead, guide and train employees performing work.
Oversee and provide direct nursing evaluation, consultation and other related care to patients as required.
Coordinate services and maintain communication with other departments or staff as required.
Oversee quality assurance activities and compliance to operational standards, participate in program development, development or implementation of operating policy and procedure and promote continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices as requested.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, case managers, coworkers and others in an effective manner.
Complete and maintain required documentation.
OTHER FUNCTIONS:
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS:
· BSN preferred.
· Current registered nursing license in State of facility required
· One year experience as a registered nurse preferred
· 6 months of experience as a registered nurse required
· One or more years experience in behavioral health/psychiatric/addiction recovery environment (inpatient or outpatient) preferred.
· Some experience as a change RN preferred.
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
Current RN license within the state where facility is providing service.
CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
First aid may be required based on state or facility.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare was established in January 2005 to develop and operate a network of behavioral health facilities across the country.
Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create a world-class organization that sets the standard of excellence in the treatment of specialty behavioral health and addiction disorders.
Acadia’s management style and philosophy is one of collaboration and flexibility as we create an energetic and team-oriented service delivery system. Our organization values input from employees, physicians, and all strategic alliances. As evidenced in our mission statement, Acadia Healthcare’s mission is to create behavioral health centers where people receive care that enables them to regain hope in a supportive, caring environment. We want Acadia to be synonymous with excellent care, phenomenal customer service and an unparalleled commitment to our patients, staff, physicians, and community.
As a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services in the United States and Puerto Rico, Acadia Healthcare operates 253 treatment facilities across 39 states. Our network of treatment facilities offers multiple levels of care for various behavioral health and substance use disorders. At Acadia, our primary goal is to meet patients where they’re at in their treatment process. We do this by providing a multitude of levels of care, including detoxification, residential treatment for addiction, residential treatment for dual diagnosis, acute psychiatric inpatient hospitalization, medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services, and an array of outpatient programming options, ranging from partial hospitalization programs (PHPs) and intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) to traditional outpatient services. Our network of treatment facilities creates greater access to care, reduces the stigma associated with mental illness and addiction, and offers those in our communities a safe environment in which to receive the treatment they need.
