Longleaf Behavioral is searching for a RN Charge Assessment Nurse for FT Days. Hours - 9a-9p

Come join our team as a Registered Nurse, at Longleaf Hospital! We are looking for individuals who are passionate about behavioral health. If you are interested in growth opportunities that are second to none in the industry and making a difference in the lives of people in our community, this position is right for you!

At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and much more.

What we look for: 

• Empathy and Compassion: Exceptional psych RNs have a deep sense of empathy and compassion for their patients.
• Strong Communication Skills:  Effective communication is crucial in psychiatric nursing. Great psych RNs are skilled at active listening, as they need to understand their patients' thoughts, feelings, and concerns. 
• Continuous Learning: The field of mental health is constantly evolving, and exceptional psych RNs embrace a mindset of continuous learning.
• Advocacy: Great psych RNs are strong advocates for their patients.
• Patience and Resilience: Mental health recovery can be a long and challenging journey, requiring patience and resilience from both patients and nurses.

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.

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