D107 - C&A MH Crisis - Registered Nurse, Crisis

Registered Nurse at The Recovery Center  

About River Edge Behavioral Health 

Serving more than 10,000 Georgians, River Edge continues to be one of the state's leading resources for mental health, substance use disorder treatments and supports as well as individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The full continuum of River Edge Behavioral Health services provides state-of-the-art treatment and support services for more than 13,000 children, youth, families, and adults annually, who experience mental illness, addiction, co-occurring disorders, or developmental disabilities.

The Recovery Center is a residential alternative to or diversion from inpatient hospitalization. We offer 24-hour walk-in outpatient services, 23-hour observation unit, crisis residential psychiatric stabilization and medically monitored detoxification services. 

Responsibilities:  

• Assess client health problems and needs. 
• Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records. 
• Administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clients.
• May advise clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.
• May supervise support or lower-level staff. Observes nurses and visits clients to ensure proper nursing care is provided. 
• Monitors all aspects of client care.
• Monitors, records, and reports symptoms and changes in clients’ conditions.
• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate client care plans.
• Assures that unit is adequately staffed each shift.
• Provides education to clients and family.
• Medication Med-Path

Qualifications Needed (education and/or experience):  

• Current Georgia license to practice as a registered professional nurse.
• One plus years of professional nursing experience.
• Ability to perform CPR/First Aid.
• Strong safety orientation. Ensures the safety and security of clients and staff.
• Knowledge of nursing policies, procedures, protocols, treatments, standards of care, and nurse practice act.
• Knowledge of the procedures for medication administration and can administer oral, sublingual, and IV medications; knowledge of pharmacology. 

Additional Information:  

The Application Process 

All qualified applicants will be considered. 

This position is subject to close once a satisfactory candidate pool has been identified. 

The hiring managers will contact only those selected for an interview.  

Applicants who are not selected will receive notification via email. 

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. 

Safe Working Environment 

We at River Edge believe every employee has a right to a safe work environment.  Therefore, we require all employees to frequently wash their hands, sanitizing public areas, this will assist in keeping employees and clients safe.