What are the responsibilities and job description for the Relief Nurse position at Looking Glass Community Services?
Our Regional Crisis Center is hiring! We have on call positions available for RN's and/or LPN's! BSN's are encouraged to apply!
As an RCC Relief Nurse you will provide a variety of pediatric nursing services to adolescents in a psychiatric residential treatment center. You will conduct in-service training for staff on healthcare topics, provide medication management, and provide direct care, supervision, and behavior interventions to clients on assigned shifts. The position operates within established guidelines and/or legal requirements, standing orders from an M.D., this position description, licensing, professional standards of medical practices, and Looking Glass policy. We are currently seeking staff to provide relief shift coverage on an as-needed, as-available, basis. Some flexibility and availability to pick up shifts on short notice may be required.
Now offering a sign-on bonus! $1,000 bonus provided after the successful completion of training and $1,000 after the successful completion of the introductory period!
For more information about the position, you can download the full job description below.
RCC, or the Regional Crisis Center, is a PRTS/subacute residential facility where youth are placed directly from the Department of Human Services. RCC provides on-site residential living facilities, mental health treatment, family counseling, substance use disorders treatment, and academic instruction and education. RCC clients often display acute behaviors and have multiple cognitive or behavioral challenges. RCC uses verbal de-escalation tactics as well as seclusion rooms and full-body restraints, when necessary, to ensure the safety of our clients.
To be qualified for this role you must be either a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Nurse, licensed to provide services in Oregon. It is preferred if you have experience in an adolescent residential treatment setting or experience as a psychiatric nurse. You must also be able to pass crisis intervention training within your first month of employment.
Our workforce and clientele represent a diverse set of people from all walks of life. As such, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in the agency. All staff must embody and represent these, and other, Looking Glass agency values.
