Acute Care Registered Nurse

Seacrest Behavioral Health; Hendersonville (TN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Seacrest Behavioral Health is seeking a registered nurse to provide high-quality, evidence-based acute care for adult patients in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will perform comprehensive assessments, administer medications and therapies, monitor changes, and coordinate care with physicians and the healthcare team to support recovery.

You will educate patients and families, maintain thorough documentation, and adhere to infection-control and clinical protocols while contributing to ongoing

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure; strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills; effective communication with patients/families and multidisciplinary teams; commitment to patient-centered, compassionate care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop/adjust care based on clinical needs.
• Administer medications and therapies safely and accurately.
• Monitor patient status and respond to changes promptly.
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and recovery.
• Maintain accurate, complete documentation.
• Follow safety, infection-prevention, and clinical protocols consistently.
• Support quality improvement efforts and ongoing professional development.

Skills

RN licensure

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient-centered care

Job description

Provide high-quality, evidence-based acute care for adult patients in a fast-paced hospital setting. Perform comprehensive assessments and ongoing monitoring of complex, rapidly changing conditions. Administer medications and treatments per clinical standards, and coordinate multidisciplinary care plans in collaboration with physicians and the healthcare team.

Key Duties Include

• Assess patients and develop/adjust care based on clinical needs
• Administer medications and therapies safely and accurately
• Monitor patient status and respond to changes promptly
• Educate patients and families to support understanding and recovery
• Maintain accurate, complete documentation
• Follow safety, infection-prevention, and clinical protocols consistently
• Support quality improvement efforts and ongoing professional development

Qualifications & skills:

Current RN licensure, strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills, effective communication with patients/families and multidisciplinary teams, and a commitment to patient-centered, compassionate care.