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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!
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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!
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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.
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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.
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