Night Shift RN — Behavioral Health Care

Creekside Behavioral Health; Preston Forest (TN); Vor Ort; USD 39.000 - 55.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Creekside Behavioral Health in Kingsport, Tennessee is seeking a Registered Nurse for the night shift to provide high-quality nursing care to patients with behavioral health needs. You will supervise LPNs, CNAs, and other staff on your unit, develop care plans, and assess and reassess patient status.

The role requires graduation from an approved nursing program, an active RN license, and CPR. Experience in behavioral health is preferred.

Qualifikationen

• Graduation from an approved/accredited school of nursing.
• One or more years’ nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility preferred.
• Experience in behavioral health/psychiatric/addiction recovery environment preferred.

Aufgaben

• Provides and coordinates care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs of patient, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records and educates patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions while ensuring patient safety at all times.
• Assesses patient’s status on an ongoing basis and pertinent information gathered is documented.
• Ensures nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs and initial treatment plan is completed upon admission.
• Takes physician’s orders (verbal or via telephone) accurately and documents appropriately; transcribes and reviews physician’s orders.
• Accurately administers medications per ordered note and documents accurate count of controlled substance.
• Notifies physician of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency or change in medical status regarding response to medications, etc.
• Supervises self-administration of medications using safety initiative of using two means of patient identification: documents and reports effects of scheduled and PRN medications.
• Maintains accountability of administration, recording, control and security of medications, including narcotics.
• Completes admission and discharge processes efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Confers regularly with treatment team regarding patient care.
• Attends and participates in the unit activities such as therapy groups, family meetings as appropriate, staffing, unit meetings, etc.
• Provides education/explanation to patients, families, and co-workers regarding medication usage/maintenance, common side effects, patient's rights, as well as other topics necessary for optimal patient care.
• Monitors patient acuity, census, staffing needs, and makes arrangements for coverage as needed.

Kenntnisse

RN license

CPR

De-escalation

Restraint cert

Patient care

Communication

Ausbildung

Nursing degree (RN)

Jobbeschreibung

Creekside Behavioral Health in Kingsport, Tennessee is seeking a Registered Nurse for the night shift to provide high-quality nursing care to patients with behavioral health needs. You will supervise LPNs, CNAs, and other staff on your unit, develop care plans, and assess and reassess patient status.

The role requires graduation from an approved nursing program, an active RN license, and CPR. Experience in behavioral health is preferred.