Evening Broward Addiction Recovery Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $33.80 - $53.95 Hourly
Location : HS -BARC North, 3275 NW 99th Way, Coral Springs, FL
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 1414659
Department: Hum Svcs BARC Resid Nursing
Opening Date: 08/24/2026
Closing Date: 9/7/2026 5:00 PM Eastern
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International Degree Verification: International degrees must be evaluated by an approved member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) www.naces.org/members or the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE) https://aice-eval.org/endorsed-members. Candidates are responsible for all evaluation expenses. Completed evaluations do not guarantee employment and are subject to approval by Broward County Human Resources.
REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES
The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Registered Nurse with the Broward Addiction Recovery Center (BARC).
Eleven (11) paid holidays each year
Vacation (Paid Time Off) = 2 weeks per year
Tuition Reimbursement (Up to 2K annually)
Up to 40 hours of Job Basis Leave for eligible positions
Paid Parental Leave
Health Benefits
High-Deductible Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums: Employee $10.90 / Family $80.79
Includes a County Funded Health Savings Account of up to $2,000 Annually
Consumer Driven Health Plan - bi-weekly premiums: Employee $82.58 / Family $286.79
Florida Retirement System (FRS) - Pension or Investment Plan
457 Deferred Compensation County matches up to $2,000 a year
The Broward Addiction Recovery Center (BARC) offers a comprehensive range of services for individuals over the age of 18 who are affected by substance use and/or co-occurring disorders. Our experienced and professional staff is dedicated to helping clients attain a healthy and satisfying lifestyle focusing on individual recovery, improved life management skills, enhanced interpersonal relationships and involvement in community support group.
We provide effective intervention in a caring, respectful and confidential manner, utilizing individual, group and family therapy. We collaborate with a variety of health care providers and referral sources to ensure clients receive services that will support their recovery.
Schedule: Four (4) days per week from 2:00 pm - 12:00 am with variable work days (4/10 Schedule - 40 hours per week).
General Description
Delivers medical and nursing care to the residents of Broward County by assessment and evaluation of their medical psychological and emotional needs.
Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Requires an Associate degree from an accredited school of nursing, or specialized higher level course work equivalent to two (2) years of college in nursing.
Special Requirements
May be required to work nights/weekends/holidays.
Special Certifications and Licenses Required
Licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Florida and current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification at time of hire.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Class E Driver's License for duration of appointment.
Preferences
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a related field
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Nursing Specialty Certification (i.e. Psych, Chemical Dependency, Addiction Counseling, Medical Surgical, Critical Care)
- One (1) year or more Nursing Leadership/Management experience (DON, Nurse Manager, Nurse Supervisor, Clinical Lead)
- One (1) or more years of experience working in the community with the homeless
- One (1) or more years experience of Trauma Informed Care
- Bilingual
SCOPE OF WORK
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.
Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans; performs physical examinations, makes tentative diagnoses, and treats patients in triage; records patients' medical information and vital signs.
Directs and supervises nursing and health care personnel, or supervises a particular unit on one shift; oversees administration of medication from LPN (licensed practical nurse) to patients; maintains, organizes and issues medical supplies; attends staff, discharge planning, case conference and other meetings as needed.
Serves as liaison to psychiatric care providers; coordinates all psychiatric care including psychiatric doctor appointment scheduling, making rounds with the doctor as needed; receives, transcribes and carries out all psychiatric orders; monitors patients for effectiveness of orders.
Admits and discharges patients; assesses medical, mental, and safety status of patients; collects funds; takes pictures for admission; stores patient valuables; prepares clients in clothing to enter unit; searches for contraband.
Cosigns and supervises all orders written by medical director; answers phones, documents medical information within computer and patient charts; calls agencies for staffing on weekends and holidays, when supervisors are off.
Maintains safe environment within facility, nursing unit and patient areas.
Provides information to doctors, counselors, dietary staff, and continued care with outside agencies, 911, Department of Health, or the court system.
Refers patients to different agencies if criteria cannot not be met at facility, sometimes involving urgent medical care needs or mental health issues or police assistance for potentially violent patients.
Obtains report from the previous shift on the status of each patient on the unit; keeps a record of any changes affecting patients and report those changes to the oncoming shift; maintains a running tally of admissions and discharges for the shift.
Performs related work as assigned.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs light work that involves walking or standing most of the time and involves exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular and recurring basis, or skill, adeptness and speed in the use of fingers, hands or limbs on repetitive operation of electronic office equipment or tools within moderate tolerances or limits of accuracy.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposure to radiation; disease/pathogens.
SPECIAL INFORMATION
County Core Competencies
All Broward County employees strive to demonstrate the County's four core behavioral competencies.

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
Broward County is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to inclusion. Broward County is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. We support the hiring of people with disabilities; therefore, if you require assistance due to a disability, please contact the Professional Standards Section in advance at 954-357-6500 or email Profstandards@broward.org to make an accommodation request.
Emergency Management Responsibilities
Note: During emergency conditions, all County employees are automatically considered emergency service workers. County employees are subject to being called to work in the event of a disaster, such as a hurricane, or other emergency situation and are expected to perform emergency service duties, as assigned.
County-wide Employee Responsibilities
All Broward County employees must serve the public and fellow employees with honesty and integrity in full accord with the letter and spirit of Broward County's Employee Code of Ethics, gift, and conflict of interest policies.
All Broward County employees must establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, elected and appointed officials and members of diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, political affiliation, familial status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or gender identity and expression.
Broward is a dynamic county that offers an exciting, stable career with incredible employee benefits such as 11 annual holidays, accrued annual/vacation and sick leave, FRS retirement, $50,000 of County-paid life insurance, training and development, and participation eligibility in a deferred compensation (457) plan with a match up to $2,000. In addition, Broward County offers 2 health plans, a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with a County-funded Health Savings Account (HSA), and a Consumer Driven Health plan (CDH), Dental insurance, Vision insurance and Section 125 Flexible spending accounts for Medical Expenses and Dependent Care. Employees who are hired into a full-time, or part-time position working 20 hours per week, are considered benefits-eligible. Benefits become effective on the first of the month following 30 days of employment.
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Applicants must provide accurate and complete education and work history information to be considered. The referenced information listed on the online application will be used to determine the applicant's qualifications toward meeting the minimum requirements for the position (e.g., if you list that you have 6 years of experience in a particular field, that experience must be easily identifiable on the 'Work Experience' section of your application). Broward County no longer accepts attachments to job applications, including resumes or supporting documentation. Please ensure you complete the application in its entirety and include all information you want considered. If the experience you reference in the questions below is not clearly included and described in your Work History section, your application will be considered unqualified for this position, and you may be removed from consideration. Do you understand that in order to be considered for this position, accurate and complete education and work history information must be provided?

• Yes
• No

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Do you possess an associate's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with major coursework in nursing? (This information must be verifiable on your application).

• Yes
• No

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Please specify the field of study that your degree is in. If you do not possess a degree, enter N/A
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Will you possess by the time of hire, a license as a Registered Nurse (or APRN) in the State of Florida?

• Yes
• No

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Will you possess by the time of hire, a valid BLS certification?

• Yes
• No

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Do you currently, or will you at the time of hire, possess a valid Florida Class E Driver's License?

• Yes
• No

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Are you willing and able to work nights/weekends/holidays?

• Yes
• No

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Are you willing and able to work a variable four (4) days per week schedule from 2:00 pm to 12:00 am?

• Yes
• No

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Please provide your experience working with detoxifying patients. If you have no such experience, please state "No experience".
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Describe your experience working with psychiatric patients. If you have no such experience, please state "No experience".
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Discuss your thoughts regarding the concept that addiction is a brain disease. What supports your position?
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Do you have one (1) or more years' experience with Medication Addiction Treatment (MAT) including injectables? If so, describe your experience and which drugs are you familiar with. If you have no such experience, please state "No experience".
Required Question