Registered Nurse (RN)

  • Lawton
  • Oklahoma Department Of Mental Health And Substance Abuse

About Us :  Jim Taliaferro Community Mental Health Center in Lawton, OK is a community-based center with a primary focus on mental health and substance abuse treatment. The inpatient and outpatient services they provide include special groups and programs for adolescents, persons with co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders, seniors and older adults, women, men, and criminal justice groups.

About the Position : Change lives and come join a highly skilled multi-discipline team of professionals providing care to the people who need it most! The treatment philosophy is trauma sensitive, co-occurring, person-centered and recovery-oriented in nature. Position is assigned responsibilities for providing direct or indirect professional nursing services for crisis services. This includes providing nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, health related education, case management, and execution of the medical regime including administering medications and treatments prescribed by any person authorized to prescribe by state law.

Job Type/Salary:

  • Full Time - we are currently recruiting for NIGHT SHIFT.

  • Location: Lawton, Oklahoma

  • Salary: $65,000 - $76,500 depending on experience and setting.

  • FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and possession of a valid, permanent Oklahoma license as a registered nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing and one year of professional nursing experience; or an Associate’s Degree in Nursing and two years of professional nursing experience; or an Associate’s Degree in Nursing and three years of LPN experience in psychiatric nursing.

Great Reasons to Work for Us:  ODMHSAS is proud to provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support our employees and their dependents. Our benefits include:

  • Generous state paid benefit allowance to help cover insurance premiums

  • A wide choice of health insurance plans with no pre-existing condition exclusions or limitations

  • Flexible spending accounts for health care expenses or dependent care

  • Employee assistance programs and health and fitness programs

  • 11 paid holidays

  • 15 days of vacation and 15 days of sick leave the first year

  • Retirement Savings Plan with a generous match

  • Longevity Bonus for years of service

  • Student Loan repayment options

  • Training opportunities for CEU requirements

Drug and Alcohol Pre-employment and Pre-placement Testing:   Upon a conditional offer of employment, applicants for safety sensitive positions shall be required to submit to urinalysis to test for drugs. Appointment to a safety sensitive position shall be contingent upon a negative drug test result.

THIS AGENCY REQUIRES COVERAGE 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS PER WEEK. WORK HOURS AND LOCATION MAY VARY DEPENDING ON BUSINESS NECESSITY. EMPLOYEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO WORK WEEKENDS AND OVERTIME.

Reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities may be provided upon request.

An Equal Opportunity Employer.