Registered Nurse

Malvern Treatment Centers is currently seeking a full time Registered Nurse (RN) to work at our Malvern Treatment Center facility in Philadelphia. The location of our Malvern Treatment Centers - Philadelphia is  3905 W. Ford Road - Philadelphia, PA 19131.

The Registered Nurse position, is a full time, 10 hour shift position with an every other weekend requirement.  The hours for the Registered Nurse position are 11:00am - 9:30pm. In a two week pay period, one week is four days per week and the other week is three days per week.  As a full time position, the Registered Nurse position offers a wide variety of Health and Welfare benefits. 

The role of the Nurse is to organize and administer individual, professional patient care. Provides nursing care as directed by the Nurse Manager and/or Director of Nursing and the medical staff in accordance with the multidisciplinary treatment plan objectives, policies, and procedures of Malvern Treatment Centers. 

Summary of Essential Position Functions:

• Promotes the safety/wellness and well-being of the patients.

• Facilitates the assignment of nursing tasks to ensure smooth shift operations.

• Identifies and provides written assessment of patients on admission and throughout treatment. Documents current needs/problems and past medical, psychiatric, drug and alcohol history. Assessment addresses bio-psychosocial needs. Completes a multi-disciplinary assessment when needed.

• Identifies and evaluates patients’ learning needs, ability and readiness to learn. Documents appropriately. Ensures that they are addressed during treatment.

• Formulates and utilizes a written nursing care plan, based on diagnosis, special patient outcomes, and appropriate nursing measures. Integrates plan with multidisciplinary team and patient, including medical problems, medication, diet, and self care needs.

• Demonstrates appropriate application of nursing skills during detoxification by assessing the patient’s needs for medication based on withdrawal symptoms as ordered by the physician.

• Administers and accounts for of medications and controlled drugs in the appropriate place. Orders new medications and replaces stock medications.

• Provides for patient safety through preventative measures. 

• Implements fire safety, infection control and isolation procedures when appropriate, including disposal of hazardous waste.

• Responds to and directs emergency situations as necessary. Oversees and assists in providing instruction for patients, including explanation of procedures, treatments, medications. Provides educational literature to patients and meets with them individually.

• Responds to and implements special precautions/interventions for suicidal, homicidal, or aggressive patients until patient can be transferred.

• Provides instruction for patients, including explanations of procedures, treatments, medications and documents learning.

• Assesses, evaluates and revises the written plan of care, ensuring identification of problems as well as patient response to interventions.

• Delegates duties to staff members appropriately after assessing patients’ needs and varying skill level of staff members.

• Obtains and carries out physician orders in a timely manner.

• Participates in continuing education to reach professional growth objectives, including performing nursing audits, peer reviews and participating in committees.

• Acts as a resource person regarding patient care, specialty areas (setting up consults, calling for study results).

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