Location

Civil Residential Program
2634 Capital Circle NE
Tallahassee, Florida

Rate of Pay:    $17.00 - 18.00/hr plus shift differentials, Depends on experience.

Shift:    7:30 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.  - Schedule A (days vary) - 12 hour shifts

Qualifications

• Licensed as a practical nurse in accordance with Florida statue 464.
• Previous psychiatric experience preferred

Requirements

• Criminal background check
• Employment references check
• Drug screening
• Original sealed transcript

Description  

• Receives, documents and implements/carries out Admission, Standing/Routine and ad hoc physician orders in accordance with unit procedures.
• Conducts ongoing monitoring of unit functioning. Provides supervision of CNAs and MHAs to ensure performance of required duties and functions. Assigns staff to fulfill patient supervision and medical management/ADL needs. Coordinates implementation of nursing/MHA procedures on assigned shift.
• Performs ongoing nursing supervision, assessment and monitoring of patients. Follows-up on client medical complaints. Ensures Family Practice Physician/ARNP is notified of clients needing admission physicals, consults, or other services.
• Administers medication and documents administration in accordance with unit procedures. Verifies proper identification of patient using two identifiers (photograph and name) for each medication administration and clinical test procedure in accordance with Agency policy/Unit procedure.
• Completes documentation for shift report and daily staffing report.

Benefits

This position is eligible for medical and dental insurances at 78% paid by Apalachee, group life and long-term disability insurances at 100% paid by Apalachee, and profit sharing plan at 100% paid by Apalachee. Additional benefits available at employee expense are cancer, accident, and short-term disability insurances.

How to Apply

Click on the Apply button (below) to submit a completed Apalachee Center Employment Application.

Resumes, CVs, or other supplemental materials are not accepted in place of a completed Employment Application, but may be uploaded to a completed online application.

Please notify the Human Resources Department in advance if you require special disability accommodations to participate in the employment process.

Apalachee Center, Inc participates in E-Verify. Federal law requires Apalachee Center, Inc to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. Apalachee Center, Inc. does not tolerate violence or harassment in the workplace. Apalachee Center, Inc. is an at-will employer. An equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Drug-free workplace. Apalachee serves Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla counties.