What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN position at Community Health Alliance-Ohio?
Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference in the lives of individuals in recovery for mental health and substance use disorders? Do you thrive in a healthy and collaborative work environment where you can grow personally and professionally?
JOIN OUR TEAM of dedicated professionals in fostering hope and transforming lives. Community Health Alliance is looking for an Registered Nurse (RN) to provide 24/7 nursing care, assessment, monitoring, and support for individuals undergoing medically supervised withdrawal management in an ASAM 3.7 residential setting. The RN ensures safe, evidence‑based care; collaborates with an interdisciplinary team; and supports patients through the acute phase of withdrawal with compassion, professionalism, and clinical expertise.
We are hiring 2nd shift RN's (4:00pm-12:00am).
Develop a career dedicated to connection, compassion, and community. Community Health Alliance is an employer that offers career opportunities with purpose.
At Community Health Alliance our employees are our greatest asset so we offer a full benefit program designed to support you and your family.
We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package for full time employees:
- Affordable medical, dental and vision insurance
- Company paid Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
- Generous paid time off (PTO) & paid holidays
- Career ladder – opportunities for professional growth
- Company paid life insurance
- Free Continuing Education CEUs
- Paid license renewal
- On-the-job training
- Retirement plan with company match – up to 6% (available for full and part-time employees)
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments on admission, including withdrawal severity, vital signs, medical history, and risk factors.
- Monitor patients throughout withdrawal, conducting frequent reassessments and documenting changes in condition.
- Implement physician/Nurse Practitioner orders, including medication administration, withdrawal protocols, and medical interventions.
- Identify and respond promptly to urgent or emergent medical and psychiatric concerns.
- Provide trauma‑informed, culturally responsive, patient‑centered care.
- Administer medications safely, including withdrawal management medications and MAT as ordered.
- Monitor medication effects, side effects, and symptom progression.
- Maintain accurate medication records, MARs, and controlled substance documentation.
- Work closely with the NP/physician, counselors, case managers, and recovery staff to ensure coordinated care.
- Adhere to ASAM 3.7 standards, agency policies, and nursing scope of practice.
- Provide patient education on withdrawal symptoms, medications, health conditions, and recovery resources.
Qualifications:
- Active Ohio RN license.
- Credentialed with provider type 84 and/or 95.
- Experience in withdrawal management, behavioral health, emergency, or medical‑surgical nursing preferred.
- CPR/BLS certification required; ACLS preferred.
- Strong assessment, critical thinking, and crisis‑response skills.
- Ability to work compassionately with individuals experiencing substance withdrawal and co‑occurring disorders.
Community Health Alliance is a leader providing the highest industry standards for health and human services. Our agencies of Sojourner Recovery Services and TLC offer a complete continuum of mental health and substance use treatment services. We equip our patients with the resources, services, and tools they need to achieve their goals and reach their highest personal potential. Community Health Alliance is proud to play a key role in helping individuals achieve a brighter and healthier future. Through innovation, integration, and collaboration of our agencies, the Community Health Alliance strengthens and empowers the individuals, families, and communities we serve.
Community Health Alliance is a drug testing Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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