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Center For Discovery

Nurse Administrator Eating Disorder Residential

Center For Discovery, Del Mar, California, United States, 92014


Job Description

In addition to providing regular nursing services, the

Nurse Administrator

will provide supervision over other nurses and have administrative duties. The Nurse Administrator consults with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions are achieved, and carries out all orders received, with appropriate information sharing with the Program Director and Facility Manager. They meet with each client daily, completes a daily assessment, and administers all prescription medication.

Responsibilities

Completing H&P upon admission for each client

Developing and initiating the Nursing Care Plan

Facilitating therapeutic groups

Availability for consultation after hours and returns telephone calls/pages within a ten-minute time frame

Meeting regularly with medical staff to discuss client treatment

Performing primary first aid and determining need for physician notification

Consulting with the physician and psychiatrist to ensure appropriate medical interventions

Meeting with each client, completing a daily assessment, and administering all prescription medication

Responsibility for carrying out any orders received from the physician and psychiatrist, and reporting information to the Program Director and Facility

Understanding the therapeutic process and confidentiality laws, and having strong knowledge of professional ethics

Demonstrating leadership abilities, with an ability to communicate with persons from all educational and cultural backgrounds

This is a full time position that will work Monday-Friday.

For a virtual tour of the facility, please visit our website at

centerfordiscovery.com.

Qualifications: Qualifications

Must be a Registered Nurse with current licensure in the state of employment

Bachelors of Nursing preferred

Two years’ experience with compliance and personnel management preferred

Experience with adolescent psychiatric care preferred

Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? Apply anyway! To provide truly innovative care, we need to have a diverse team around us. That’s why Discovery Behavioral Health is committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you find yourself meeting some but not all the above, we’d be happy to consider your application.

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/

Discovery Behavioral Health seeks to build a diverse staff that is reflective of the patients we serve and the communities where we work. DBH encourages multiple perspectives, experiences, and strives to hire and retain a diverse workforce.