Registered Nurse - RN

Registered Nurse (RN) – Residential Youth Services
Location: Rockwood, TN
Job Type: Full-Time | Variable Schedule
Pay: $60,000 - $70,000/ year 

Sign On Bonus: $5,000
Schedule: Overnights 

About Youth Opportunity & Roane Youth Academy

Youth Opportunity is a nationally recognized leader in residential and behavioral health treatment for at-risk youth. Roane Youth Academy in Rockwood, Tennessee, is a 56-bed Youth Academy providing trauma-informed residential care for boys ages 12 to 17. The center combines intensive mental health and sub-acute psychiatric treatment with structured education, art, music, and recreation therapies, alongside medical and clinical services delivered 24/7 in small group living units.

Youth typically remain in care for 3 to 6 months for intensive mental health services (or 30 to 60 days for sub-acute psychiatric treatment), participating in individual, family, and group therapy; social and life skills training; victim-impact awareness; restorative justice programming; and pre-vocational preparation. Programming is designed to support emotional stabilization, family engagement, and successful reintegration into home and community settings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer match with Immediate Vesting
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays – earn 4 hours of PTO every pay period
• Free RX delivery on most medications
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• Supportive, mission-driven work environment

About the Role

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide compassionate, high-quality medical care to youth in a residential treatment environment. You will collaborate closely with physicians, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure each youth receives individualized, holistic care that promotes both physical and emotional well-being.

Key Responsibilities

• Administer prescribed medications and ensure accurate documentation

• Triage illness and injuries each shift, determine medical priority, and treat within scope of practice

• Monitor and document vital signs, medical progress, and health outcomes

• Conduct required health screenings and maintain immunization compliance

• Educate youth and staff on health topics, including universal precautions and communicable disease prevention

• Provide or coordinate CPR, first aid, and other medical training for staff as required

• Maintain controlled drug records and complete shift-to-shift medication counts

• Monitor and replenish health/first aid supplies, including AED and emergency kits

• Participate in treatment team meetings to support interdisciplinary care planning

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, HIPAA, and state healthcare regulations

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Active and unrestricted RN license in the State of Tennessee

• At least 2 years of professional nursing experience

• CPR certification

• Ability to pass background check and drug screening

Preferred:

• Experience working with youth in residential, behavioral health, or correctional settings

Physical Demands

• Must be in good physical health and emotionally stable

• Able to actively engage with youth, participate in physical interventions, and transport youth or staff as needed

• Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by the state

• Must pass evaluation of physical techniques and certification exams
  

Other Requirements

• Valid state driver’s license

• Must meet state criminal background check requirements

• Flexibility to work variable hours as needed

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Youth Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity Employer.