RN or LPN

Our vision is a world of peaceful relationships with food, weight, and body image, where everyone with an eating disorder can experience recovery. We believe that exceptional, individualized care leads to lasting recovery from eating disorders. That’s why our teams are comprised of compassionate, dedicated professionals from a variety of backgrounds who collaborate to provide the very best evidence-based care for our clients at all levels of care. 

Position Overview:  

T he Nurses provide holistic and compassionate nursing care as part of a   multidisciplinary  team  supporting clients  in an inpatient or residential higher level of care (HLOC) setting or in an outpatient setting with primary focus on clients in day programming (PHP/IDP).  

Schedule:

2 Opportunities currently available:

• (1) Full Time 0.9 FTE (36hrs/wk) working (3) 12-hour shifts with self scheduling Monday through Friday and working every other weekend both Saturday & Sunday. 
  • Days Shift: 7:00am to 7:30pm

• (1) PRN / 0.01 FTE  working (~3) 12-hour shifts per month with self scheduling Monday through Friday, picking up weekend shifts when able. 
  • Days Shift: 7:00am to 7:30pm

Compensation 

Starting Hourly Range for Nurses: $30.00- $42.00

Final Compensation offered will be within pay range based on qualifications/experience met for the position

How Nurses Empower Recovery:    

• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments to  identify  nursing care needs, potential risks, and psychological challenges.  
• Provides medication management including education, assessing adherence, administration in the inpatient and residential setting only, and  monitoring for  side effects in collaboration with  provider.    
• Assists  and supports medical and psychiatric providers with medical care  coordination.    
• Provides medical care coordination between patient, provider, staff,  family,  and outside care agencies as  needed.    
• Serves as a staff resource for  client  medical needs and  information.    
• Recognizes and appropriately responds to medical and psychiatric  emergencies.    
• Responsible for  accurate  and  timely  documentation in the client medical record   
• Able to follow through with directives provided by a Nurse Manager or Lead Nurse when  applicable.    
• Partners with team effectively to maximize performance through  use of communication  skills, knowledge of team dynamics, and adaptation to change to ensure high quality of  care.    
• Drive clients, staff, and supplies in the company vehicle in emergencies as needed (Inpatient or Residential only)   
• Process refills, laboratory procedures, EKGs, vitals, supply ordering and stocking, and  triaging of   calls.    
• Assists  staff to provide a safe environment for patient  care.    
• Adheres to policies and procedures as defined by the various  programs  including  maintaining  client confidentiality and client  rights.    
• Able to take initiative,  utilize  critical thinking skills, and  resource  to work autonomously when  needed.    
• Provides direction and support to LPNs,  CNA, and Medical Assistant.   
• Performs nursing assessments and tasks ( e.g.  Patient Assessments, Venipuncture/Phlebotomy, EKG placement and capture, Nasogastric Tube Feeds, implementation of provider orders)   
• Partners with medical and psychiatric providers to ensure client safety during treatment at Accanto facilities, including  appropriate management  of medication  regimen.    
• Partners with nutrition and  medical  to  monitor  meal compliance,  possible impacts  on clients’ health, and actions  needed.    
• Operates as the Person in Charge during  afterhours  and owns escalation to on-call leadership / providers during after hour  periods.    
• Partners with the treatment team to create the  appropriate treatment  plan for each  client.    
• Partners with BHTs to help with client  de-escalations.    
• Collaborates with site staff on incident  reports.    
• Responds to medical concerns in the  milieu.    
• Performs safety assessments after  hours.    
• Initiate emergency response/protocols after business hours   
• Initiate nursing interventions to protect client  safety.    
• Make  appropriate client  accommodations for group attendance based on medical  concerns.  

Qualifications: 

Education Qualifications:  

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in nursing required.   

Professional Qualifications:  

• Current licensure in state practicing or compact as a Registered Nurse required.  
• Basic Life Support certification  required  (American Heart Association) within  15 days  from date of  hire required.  
• CPI certification within 30 days of hire required.   
• Valid driver's license required and  be authorized to   drive.

  Workplace Environment:    

• Physically able to stand for  long periods  and respond quickly in emergencies.  
• Bending, twisting, kneeling,  stooping,  or crouching when  appropriate , and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing   
• Lift, carry,  push,  or pull up to approx. 40 pounds (supplies, etc.)    
• Fast-paced, multidisciplinary  setting .  
• Must be able to work flexible hours including nights and weekends as needed.  

Competencies:  

• Competence with Information Technology (basic computer skills, Microsoft Office Suite, Electronic Health Record, Microsoft Teams)   
• Vital sign and physical assessments   
• NG tube placement training (inpatient only)  

What we offer: 

Employee Benefits: We understand the importance of a well-rounded benefits package. That’s why we’re dedicated to providing a range of plans to meet your needs.  

For full-time employees, we offer: 

• HSA and PPO insurance with HSA or FSA options (Blue Cross Blue Shield) 
• Dental insurance (Delta Dental)
• Vision insurance (EyeMed) 
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance 
• Company-paid life insurance 
• 401(k) plan available two months after start date
• Company 401(k) matching for up to 50% of your contribution, up to 6% of your compensation 

Paid time off is a crucial part of maintaining work and life balance. Our generous PTO plan accrues annually and begins with your first whole pay period. Eligible employees enjoy seven paid holidays and one floating holiday in addition to their regular PTO.