Silver Ridge is seeking a full time RN to join their amazing team in Mills River, NC!

Pay: $34-$38 per hour

Schedule: Monday through Friday 8 hour shifts

Summary
The Registered Nurse plays an essential role in the delivery of treatment at Pyramid Healthcare. The primary function of this role is providing direct nursing services to clients in adult substance-use treatment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Properly communicates and guides LPN’s in client care responsibilities and assignments
• Complete initial Nursing Assessment with new admissions
• Medication administration
• Knowledge and delivery of withdraw management protocols where applicable
• Complete COWS and CIWA scales with appropriate clients per protocol where applicable
• Provide medication education to clients
• Coordinate and support Medical providers with initial assessments and medication management appointments
• Maintain medical equipment in proper working order
• Complete required trainings and mandatory training hours
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications
Licensure, Education, & Experience 
• Current unencumbered RN license in state of practice required.
• Current CPR/BLS, and First Aid required.
• Background or experience in a behavioral health treatment setting preferred
• Background in Substance Use Treatment and Co-occurring Disorders preferred.

Job Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound judgment and excellent nursing skills
• Ability to problem solve by gathering and analyzing information
• Ability to handle a crisis and or potential risk situation and react appropriately
• A working knowledge of federal and state standards as well as regulating body and compliance standards.
• Upholding staff code of ethics and boundaries

Pyramid CORE Values:
We are committed and proud to live our CORE values and use them to inspire those around us. Our employees are expected to align with these values, behaviors and standards. We are held accountable for upholding these CORE Values: INTEGRITY is striving to be honest, transparent and ethical when dealing with clients, staff and the community. DEDICATION is demonstrating an unwavering commitment to always provide exceptional care and support to those we serve is needed daily. COLLABORATION is a steadfast, team-focused approach; working together to achieve excellence. PASSION is genuine, compelling and relentless desire to improve lives and support Pyramid Healthcare’s mission.