WEEKEND ADMISSIONS/INTAKE NURSE

Responsibilities Pride Institute is celebrating our 37th year of providing our clients with an inclusive and accepting place for recovery through evidence-based treatment for substance abuse, sexual health and mental health. Our Residential Treatment Center (RTC) staff in Eden Prairie and our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) staff in Uptown Minneapolis understand the issues the LGBTQIA+ community face, and our mission is to give clients the tools needed for addiction and mental health recovery. Pride Institute has been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Best Addiction Treatment Centers in 2020, 2021 and 2022. We were also honored in the 2021 and 2022 MINNESOTA’S Best STAR TRIBUNE READERS’ CHOICE survey with the silver award in the Recovery/Treatment Center category. In addition to our clinical team, made up of counselors, mental health clinicians, and therapists, our RTC also employs an experienced nursing/tech team who provide 24/7 medical care to our residential clients. Our Nurses and Behavioral Health Techs epitomize teamwork and service excellence. Pride Institute will begin welcoming weekend admissions in March 2023, so we are currently searching for a weekend Admissions/Intake Nurse to work with our team on Saturdays, from 10a to 6:30p, and on Sundays as needed, with opportunities to pick up additional Nurse shifts as available. Generally speaking, our Nurses are responsible for a multitude of duties, tasks, and last-minute decisions, which may include: performing nursing assessments and documenting client information and nursing care in the client record reassessing and documenting any changes in the client's condition in compliance with facility policy accurately administering medication to clients recognizing behaviors and setting appropriate limits in clear, concise, and non-judgmental terms maintaining compliance with all hospital annual competencies, as well as CPR and First Aid providing pertinent feedback to the interdisciplinary treatment team regarding client response to therapy, treatment interventions and therapeutic objectives, as appropriate and necessary collaborating with other staff professionals in planning for discharge and follow-up care employing principles of communication, interviewing techniques, problem solving skills, and crisis intervention when performing psychotherapeutic interventions Pride Institute’s RNs are: able to react calmly and effectively in all situations. able to work in a fast-paced environment and to problem solve utilizing good judgment able to maintain confidentiality able to work equally effectively, whether independently or as a team player, depending upon the circumstances able to communicate effectively with clients and co-workers able to adhere to safety policies and procedures able to leap tall buildings in a single bound - well, maybe not this one, but our Nurses are pretty great! Qualifications Ideal candidates will have an active, unrestricted license (LPN or RN) and have experience as a Nurse in an addiction/mental health treatment field. They must be able to pass/clear the MN DHS Background Study and a UA drug test. They must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as required by CMS. Pride staff are currently wearing masks when interacting with clients. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PRIDE INSTITUTE: We are a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). UHS is one of the largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services in the nation with 89,000 employees dedicated to improving people’s lives and transforming the delivery of healthcare. Through its subsidiaries, the company operates 28 Acute Care hospitals, 335 Behavioral Health inpatient facilities, and 40 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care centers in 39 states in the U.S., Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. UHS also offers health insurance plans through Prominence Health Plan, and manages a network of physicians through Independence Physician Management. EEO Statement All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success. 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