About the role
"Up to $1,000 Annually in Retention Bonuses"
Seeking Part Time Evenings
BENEFITS AND SALARY:
At Applewood Centers, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners and pets.
Our offerings include:
* Salary offer for the position is $36 per hour * Health & Care: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, low-cost plan options & 24/7 EAP * Family First: Paid parental leave (birth & adoption), fertility/IVF support & pet insurance * Career Growth: 50% Case Western MSW tuition discount, 10% undergraduate & 15% graduate tuition scholarship through Ohio University, & free supervision for licensed roles * Financial Protection: 403(b) with employer match + 100% employer-paid life & LTD insurance * Time Off: Generous PTO and paid organizational holidays
SHITFS AND TIMES: * Shift- Evenings, 2-12 hour shifts * Weekend and Holiday Rotation * Must complete TCI training
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Education: Associate Degree in Nursing required. Specialized training in or certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. 2. Licensure/ Certification: Active Ohio Nursing license. RN required. BLS certification preferred. 3. Competency/Skills: 4. Core Expertise: Possess skill, knowledge and abilities to perform the essential duties of their role; keeps knowledge up to date. 5. Independent Judgment: Demonstrate ability to perform job responsibilities with a high degree of initiative and independent judgment. 6. Cultural Competency: Demonstrate awareness, sensitivity and skills in working professionally with diverse individuals, groups and communities who represent various cultural and personal background and characteristics. 7. Interpersonal Communication: Communicate clearly using verbal, nonverbal, and written skills in a professional context; demonstrates clear understanding and use of professional language. 8. Professional & Ethical Conduct: Adhere to professional values such as honesty, personal responsibility, and accountability; Applies ethical concepts within scope of work and adheres to Agency policies and procedures. 9. Collaboration and Teamwork: Function effectively as a member of a professional team that includes employees, clients and family members. 10. Problem Solving & Decision Making: Recognize problems and responds appropriately; gathers information and sorts through it to identify and address root cause issues; makes timely decisions. 11. Technical Proficiency: Demonstrate competence in utilizing Agency computer systems and software as required to perform essential job functions 12. Experience: One or more years of demonstrated nursing experience in behavioral health or psychiatry preferred.
AGENCY SUMMARY: Applewood Centers is a premier provider of community-based behavioral health services in Northeast Ohio. We are currently looking for a flexible, caring, and organized Psychiatric Nurse interested in providing and enhancing their skills in a residential behavioral health setting. As the Registered Nurse for our Residential Program, you will be joining a passionate team dedicated to treating children and adolescents with mental and behavioral health issues.
JOB SUMMARY:
* Collaborating with psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, therapists and case managers both within and outside of the agency * Collaborating with clients, caregivers, and significant others * Providing behavioral health education and behavioral management strategies while holding client accountable * Assessing clients for additional treatment needs and linking them with needed services * Having knowledge of physical health aspects of client care, including weight, nutrition, medication education, assessing and education of side effects, risks and benefits of medication * Proving clients with community resources * Provide leadership in the day to day activities of the department (as a shift charge nurse) * Meeting with clients independently as referred by Psychiatrists and psychiatric APRN's and for triage * Communicate and document observations and interventions, while seeking and utilizing guidance from team members