Job Description
Description Casa Grande Academy is a residential treatment program that serves youth with behavioral health and substance use disorders. Casa Grande Academy is a 32-bed behavioral health inpatient facility (BHIF) licensed by the State of Arizona and accredited by the Joint Commission. The program offers intensive therapeutic services for youth needing specialized and comprehensive treatment when appropriate services may not be available in an outpatient setting. Our environment of care provides a trauma-informed treatment setting through which recovery and resiliency are promoted for life-changing success.
Casa Grande Academy is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team on a PRN, part-time basis for approximately 6–8 weeks. Under the supervision of our new Director of Nursing, the RN will be responsible for monitoring and managing the physical health needs of our clients, including evaluating their responses to medications and treatments.
Additionally, Casa Grande Academy has recently introduced a Medication Technician (Med Tech) role, who will assist and support the RN in providing safe and effective care.
Requirements - Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
- Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
- Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
- Decision Making - Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
- Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
- Empathetic - Ability to appreciate and be sensitive to the feelings of others.
- Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
- Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
- Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
- Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
- Patience - Ability to act calmly under stress and strain, and of not being hasty or impetuous.
- Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
- Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
Skills & Abilities Education: Must be a graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Experience: Two years nursing experience of direct patient care experience with children and adolescents, preferably in an in-patient residential setting.
Computer Skills: Basic computer skills.
Certifications & Current RN license issued by the State Board of Nursing.
Licenses: This position requires current certification in CPR, First Aid and Behavior Management System. Additional certification or training may be required as deemed necessary by program to fulfill job duties and responsibilities.
Other Requirements: - High moral and ethical values.
- Willingness to be open to learning and growing.
- Interpersonal skills to work as an integral part of a team.
- Appropriate interpersonal/personal boundaries.
- Maturity of behavior and judgment.
- Ability to remain flexible to accommodate changes in work schedule.
- Ability to read, and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and procedure manuals, and health assessments. Ability to write documentation in student’s records, routine reports, and correspondence.
- Ability to speak effectively before groups of students and peers.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to read and interpret health and case assessments.
- Must possess initiative and judgment capabilities to organize and plan activities and follow student’s schedule.
- Knowledge of nursing theory and practice.
- Must be experienced in adolescent growth and behavior.
- Must possess the ability to identify socially appropriate behaviors.
Job Tags
Part time, Relief, Flexible hours,