Company Description
Casa Palmera is a nationally recognized subacute residential treatment center in San Diego, California offering drug rehabilitation, treatment for alcohol addiction as well as treatment for mood disorders and anxiety and trauma disorders. Casa Palmera is staffed with a diverse team of psychiatrists, psychologists and therapists who work together to help each patient move forward within a caring community.
If you are looking for an organization that thrives on growth, celebrates diversity of thought, and rewards passionate execution, you’ve come to the right place. Because we put clients first, it is our honor to support and reward those who serve them.
Job Description
***We are offering signing bonuses for part-time positions at $1,000 and full-time positions at $2,000***
As a Registered Nurse (RN) you will have the opportunity work side by side with leading healthcare professionals. With access to cutting edge treatment, you will be able to truly touch the lives of our patients and aid them in their path to healing.
Responsibilities
- Consult with the physician(s) concerning patient evaluation and assist the Director of Nursing in planning and developing the nursing services to be performed for the patient.
- Examine the patient and their records/chart to distinguish between normal and abnormal findings in order to recognize early stages of serious physical, emotional, or mental problems.
- Perform administrative duties regarding assigned patients, such as completing medical forms, reports, evaluations, studies, charting, etc.
- Monitor the facility’s QI, QM and survey reports. Assist in developing plans of action when potential problem areas are indicated.
- Provide written and/or oral reports on the status of patients as requested or directed by committees.
- Initiate requests for consultation or referral and respond to requests from the patient, physician or nursing staff.
- Assist with patient activities. When required, perform range of motion, assist in ambulation, and provide emotional support.
- Provide information to the patient and family members of prevention techniques and other ways to maintain or improve the general health and psychosocial status of the patient.
Shifts Available:
- Full-Time AM: 7-3:30am
- Full-Time Swing 12pm-8:30pm
- Full-Time PM: 3-11pm
- Full-Time Overnight: 11pm-7:30am
Qualifications
- Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of California.
- Must possess a current, active CPR certification.
- Knowledge of crisis management and therapeutic intervention
- Knowledge of addiction, co-occurring disorders and dual diagnosis, as well as 12-Step programs
- Ability to work effectively as a member of a competent multidisciplinary team.
- Organizational, time management, and problem solving skills
Additional Information
We are proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
For more information about our company benefits, please visit us at discoverybehavioralhealth.com/careers/