Job Title: Nurse EEO Class: Professionals

Supervisor's Title: Executive Director FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Looking for a mission-driven career that provides a deep sense of fulfillment and purpose? Chrysalis is hiring a high performing professional to join and lead our award-winning team as a nursing staff member. Chrysalis is an all girls therapeutic boarding school that offers a nurturing and supportive environment to students who attend from around the world. Our program fosters healthy identity development, self confidence and a sense of belonging. The beautiful campus is intentionally located in northwest Montana, where the landscape offers year-round recreation for our robust adventure therapy program. Our team is dedicated to reversing the increasing trends in adolescent anxiety, depression, and suicide in the U.S.

Department: Nursing

General Summary: Responsible to care for medical emergencies and for the general medical needs of the students. Responsible for sorting and passing out medications accurately. Shared on call hours for emergencies only. Management and training of nursing team. Fast-paced, fun work environment in a residential school setting. Liaison to the psychiatrist, assisting in monthly student appointments and coordination with parents.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Respond to reports of pain or sickness as they arise and assess the student.
2. Determine when a student is to be placed on sick bed due to illness or pain.
3. Schedule medical appointments; communicate findings to the students' parents.
4. Check the vital signs and weight of students as assigned.
5. Accurately disperse student medications and make record in the Medication Administration Record.
6. Monitor students in regard to mood, behavior and affect, and then chart the findings. (Particularly when a student is starting a new medication.)
7. Correlate lab draws for the students.
8. Administer, read, and record Tuberculosis tests.
9. Communicate any pertinent medical information to the Treatment Team and the Psychiatrist either verbally or in written form.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Licensed LPN or RN
2. Knowledge of standard medical terminology and technique.
3. Knowledge of legal charting procedure and requirements.
4. Knowledge of medications and of procedure for medication administration.
5. Knowledge of company policies and practices.
6. Skill in using nursing tools and equipment (e.g., needles, thermometers, diagnostic tests, stethoscope, blood pressure cuffs, etc.)
7. Skill in assessing the physical condition of the students.
8. Skill in communicating medical situations accurately to students, parents, and co-workers.
9. Ability to use word processing software and to navigate the local network.
10. Ability to check vital signs.

Education and Experience:

The position requires a nursing license (RN or LPN), a driver license, and current CPR certification. Nursing experience is preferred but not required.

Working conditions: Normal office working conditions with the absence of disagreeable elements.

Note: The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Full time positions come with health benefits, PTO, retirements and more.

Chrysalis is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Chrysalis is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Chrysalis seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.