View Point Health
Job Title: Charge Nurse Job Code: HCP072/Registered Nurse 3Shift: Full-Time (40 hours per week on average)Job Hours: Times May Vary Base Location: Covington, GA. Division/Department/Program: Pace Detoxification CenterView Point Health Adult Residential Substance Detoxification is a short-term, 24/7 acute care detox unit located in Covington, GA. Care is primarily focused on supervision, observation, and support for individuals during withdrawal management. Residential Withdrawal Management emphasizes medical monitoring and peer/social support.
We are seeking a **Charge Nurse** to join our multi-disciplinary team, responsible for leading the nursing team and managing nursing services in a medical detoxification residential program. This role requires expertise in psychiatric nursing, and a commitment to person-centered care. The Charge Nurse will assist with implementing unit programming based on evidence-based practices for substance use detox, brief treatment, and early recovery supports.
Will oversee, assist with guiding, and/or instructing the work assignments of subordinate staff. Assist with planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for a unit or shift. Ensure that staff assess client health problems and needs. Under broad supervision, assesses client health problems and needs. Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records. Administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled clients. May advise clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for implementing and overseeing nursing services in the detoxification program.
- Works closely with the interdisciplinary team, discipline leads, and other professionals to provide support and coverage as necessary.
- Ensures all quality measures are met, including treatment plans, orders, authorizations, daily notes, treatment team documentation, coverage by nursing, and assessments completed within 24 hours according to DBHDD standards.
- Develop and refreshes workflow processes and standard operating procedures; audits charts and ECR records on a weekly basis.
- Provide direct care to clients, including conducting comprehensive nursing assessments for admissions and daily nursing services.
- Completes all required documentation for intakes, admissions, daily progress notes, and discharges.
- Ensure all medical supplies are consistently stocked and available for use on the unit.
- Facilitate monthly nursing meetings and bi-monthly unit meetings, including preparing meeting minutes.
- Assists the leadership with interviews and hiring of new nursing staff, including orienting and training new nurses.
- Facilitates skills and education groups on health and nursing-related topics.
- Provide nursing staff training and attend leadership meetings and program/licensure training as required.
- Completes performance evaluations and disciplinary actions as needed.
- Reviews critical incident reports and implements appropriate actions related to medication errors and other events.
- Take calls from the unit after hours to provide support and assistance when necessary.
- Assesses, receives, and evaluates clients coming from a community setting for detox.
- Assists with verbal de-escalation of clients when necessary.
- Administers medications according to agency guidelines and policy standards.
- Provides coverage for nursing or direct care breaks and unit coverage as needed.
- Manages the nursing schedule, addressing staffing issues and managing callouts.
- Other related duties as assigned
Note: In the event of an uncovered shift, or call-out where a replacement cannot be found, the **Charge Nurse** will provide coverage.
Minimum Qualifications:
Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse and three (3) years of professional nursing experience or one (1) year of experience at the lower-level Registered Nurse 2 (HCP071) or position equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Able to read, analyze, and interpret policies and directions and present information effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Ability to address individuals non-judgmentally and with care and compassion
- Demonstrated ability to establish effective working relationships with other staff as well as with referral sources
- Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, interpret and evaluate information presented in research reports, professional publications, referral documents and similar materials. Ability to write clearly and cohesively and to present information effectively both orally and in writing.
Requirements/Competencies:
- Must be able to lift 20 pounds.
- Requires long periods of sitting/standing.
- Must have valid Georgia driver’s license and Motor Vehicle Record in accordance with company policy.
- Candidates for selection must pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting).
- Must pass a pre-employment drug screen and subject to random drug screens.
- Any combination of training and experience, which would have enabled the applicant to acquire the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities Note: Some positions may require a valid driver's license.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits (for qualified employees):
- State Health Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, long-term care, legal services, flexible spending accounts)
- Company contributes an additional 7.5% of salary to 401(a) Retirement Plan
- Generous PTO – plus 9 holidays per year – and a paid Cultural/Spiritual/Service Day!
- No employee deduction for Social Security – means more money in your paycheck!
- Additional benefits such as legal services, Employee Assistance Program and discounted tickets to attractions, shopping, technology and travel
- Qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)
- Clinical supervision, training, and continuing education opportunities available
View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer: View Point Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. View Point Health recruits qualified candidates for positions in View Point Health programs throughout its service area. It is the policy of View Point Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
