Registered Nurse

Description

** This position’s rate starts at $27.00/hr; the rate increases with relevant experience and higher Education **

** Full time or Part time availability **

Don’t have experience? RN Graduates encouraged to apply!

Are you an RN looking for an opportunity to use your skills to work with behavioral adolescents? Would you like to work for an employer who pays for your CEU’s and has awesome benefits? If so, consider joining Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health as a Registered Nurse!

Being a Registered Nurse has its Advantages

As a Registered Nurse at Devereux, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need. We offer:

• Opportunities to make a difference in the lives of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral health needs
• Competitive pay with shift differentials for evenings and weekends
• Devereux will pay for your license renewal CEU’s as part of our nurse continuing education program.
• Quality Low-Cost benefits, plus student loan debt assistance and 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires! http://benefits.devereux.org

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida provides services to children and adolescents with significant emotional and behavioral health needs who live on-site while in treatment. Located in Pine Hills, FL, this position is responsible for ensuring client care by providing medications, ensuring regular medical checkups, and keeping medical file updated, providing an open line of communication with clients’ family and medical staff (doctors, therapists, other nurses), and supporting a therapeutic environment, while ensuring the safety and well-being of the individuals we serve.

Keywords: registered nurse, RN, psychiatric nurse, mental health, nurse, clinical, behavioral health,

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing:

• Associate’s Degree or Diploma required
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (strongly preferred)
• Board certification:

• Licensed Practical Nurse in the State of Florida required
• Registered Nurse in the State of Florida Preferred

Schedule:

• Must be able to complete a two-week new hire orientation class (Monday – Friday); hours are approximately 9:00am to 5:00pm each day
• This position is for various shifts

Other Requirements:

• 2 Years of nursing experience or previous experience working in another position with the DJJ, IDD, or Psychiatric population in a group home or residential facility preferred
• Valid Florida driver’s license
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test, Physical, Physical Abilities Test, TB Test. Devereux requires all employees to obtain the annual Influenza Vaccine.
• Must be able to take and pass Safe and Positive Approaches (SPA) training, including the initial training during orientation and subsequent re-certifications.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) COVID-19 vaccine mandate requires staff without an approved medical or religious exemption to be fully vaccinated to be employed in this program. If you are fully vaccinated, you will need to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or have an approved medical or religious exemption prior to starting. * Must be proficient in nursing assessment skills and basic software programs.

• Devereux requires all individuals interviewing for a position involving contact with children to complete The Diana Screen, a screening that assesses a candidate’s understanding of appropriate boundaries between adults and children.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.