Temporary RN
Posted:
Monday, 23 March 2026
Valid Thru:
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
Index Requested on:
03/23/2026 20:20:19
Indexed on:
03/23/2026 20:20:19
Location:
Del Mar, CA, 92014, US
Industry:
Advertising and Public Relations
Occupational Category:
13-0000.00 - Business and Financial Operations
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
Casa Palmera, a division of Discovery Behavioral Health, is hiring!
Description:
Position Summary: The Temporary Registered Nurse works in a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing treatment services according to the Discovery Behavioral Health Clinical Model.
Essential Job Functions: - Meets with each potential new admission and completes face to face assessment. Screens for medical appropriateness for admission to facility and consult with the medical/psychiatric provider to receive orders for admission. Supports the process by checking belongings, providing searches, etc. as needed.
- Completes initial nursing assessment and full medical admission process upon admission for each patient.
- Ensures all orders from medical/psychiatric providers are carried out.
- Ensure that all patients have signed informed consent for medications prior to the 1 st dose.
- Administers medications as prescribed and administers PRN medications and documents effectiveness within timelines.
- Develop and initiate the Nursing Care Plan.
- Ensures proper narcotic diversion protocols as per policy are completed each shift
- Provides assessment of medical problems as needed.
- Performs primary first aid and determines the need for physician notification.
- Performs vital signs, basic evaluative procedures, and tests.
- Performs blood draws.
- Provides health education to patients and staff.
- Responsible to ensure all the medications needed by the patients are ordered appropriately and available in the facility.
- Manages and orders supplies and keeps a fully stocked and operational nursing station.
- Provides milieu management throughout the treatment experience and communicates with all team members.
- Supervises and supports patients on community outings.
- Objectively and accurately documents patient progress as required by policy.
- Assists with discharge process.
- Assesses patient suicidality and possibility of danger to self or others.
- Communicate with referral sources and outpatient providers for continuity of care upon admission, midpoint, and discharge, as needed.
- Manages patient's medical needs including schedule appointments, complete referral/ prior authorizations for medical treatments and tests as indicated.
- Oversee the medication management system that includes but not limited to, medication planning, storage, ordering and transcribing, administration, monitoring and evaluation.
- Monitoring of CIWA/COW scores for patients on detoxification protocols.
- Knowledge of detoxification medication, withdrawal symptoms, and medical complications that can occur in detox.
Knowledge, Education, and Experience: - Bachelor of Science and Nursing preferred.
- ADN (Associate Degree in Nursing) accepted.
- Holds a current RN license in good standing.
- One year experience preferred working in mental health, substance use, or eating disorders field.
- Ability to draw blood is required.
Employment Status: Temporary Full-Time
Schedule: Nights 7p-730am
Work Location: On-Site
Compensation: Pay Range: $45-55/hr.
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