Registered Nurse (Rn) - Future Unit Opening In June

*IMPORTANT* Zenith Behavioral Health is currently seeking staff for our future treatment facility that will open in or around June 2023 and are searching for staff to fill our new unit.
Zenith Behavioral Health recognizes the growing need in Phoenix, Arizona for comprehensive evidence-based treatment. Our hospital provides intensive interventions for youth with chronic and pervasive psychiatric and behavioral disorders, including substance abuse. Zenith's primary goal is to offer a safe and secure environment, while advancing their path towards wellness and recovery.
POSITION SUMMARY
The Nurse is responsible for providing a variety of community mental health nursing services which focus on prevention, treatment, education, and rehabilitation of the physical and mental health of the client. The Nurse collaborates as a member of a multi-disciplinary treatment team (Treatment Team) to develop and implement effective treatment strategies.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Administer health assessments and complete necessary forms.
• Administer and read TB tests.
• Referrals to appropriate health agencies
• Providing health education on a variety of topics to clients, including but not limited to general health care, medication, diabetes, safe sex, dual diagnosis, and nutrition.
• Provide resource materials.
• Technical consultation for Mental Health Workers
• Observes medication procedures and makes recommendations.
• One-on-One nursing counseling is needed.
• Keep staff appraised of any potential client issues.
• Medical records documentation as required.

Qualifications

• Attainment of at least 21 years of age.
• Education: LVN, PA, or RN licensure required. Possession of a valid license/certificate of registration issued by the Arizona Board of Nursing Education and Nurse registration is required. Possession of or ability to acquire valid Malpractice Insurance.
• Experience: Two years working with individuals with psychiatric disabilities.
• Knowledge: Knowledge of the principles, methods, and techniques used in general and psychiatric nursing; medicines and narcotics and their effect upon the patient; theories of personality growth and development; available community resources. Understanding of community health nursing and psychiatric nursing methods and procedures. Ability to recognize and evaluate mental and emotional status; plan and evaluate a program of treatment administer treatments, medicines, and narcotics as prescribed; speak and write effectively; understand and carry out oral and written directions.
• Special Skills: Demonstrated ability to work as a team player. Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Other Requirements: Valid driver's license, clean driving record and personal automobile insurance. Hiring is contingent upon receiving DOJ/FBI fingerprint clearance, a submission of a signed Criminal Record Statement (LIC 508), a TB test, and clearance on an employment physical. Current First Aid and CPR certification is preferred prior to employment.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Stand, walk, and sit during assigned shifts hours.
• Can manually handle patient belongings with gloved hands.
• Be able to manually assess a patient as part of a physical exam.
• Climb and reach or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Speak and have access to the special senses within normal limits (hearing, taste, smell, etc.) as it applies to patient care. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus •
• Must be capable of lifting, up to 20 pounds.

Job Type: Full Time
Zenith Behavioral Health is an EEO