PRN Behavioral Health Registered Nurse

Safe Harbor Recovery Center; Portsmouth (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse (PRN) to provide nursing care to clients at the facility. You will supervise care provided by LPNs, CNAs and other staff on shift, and develop, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care for each client.

The role requires an active RN license, experience in behavioral health, and the ability to administer medications and document accurately.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Knowledge of and experience with psychotropic medications and medication administration procedures.
• Ability to apply nursing standards and practice within an acute psychiatric setting

Responsibilities

• Provides and coordinates care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs of client, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records and educates clients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions while ensuring client safety at all times.
• Assesses clients’ status on an ongoing basis and communicates finding to the providers timely.
• Ensures nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs and initial treatment plan is completed upon admission.
• Obtains provider’s orders (verbal or via telephone) accurately and documents appropriately; transcribes and reviews provider’s orders ensuring all required elements are present and appropriate per policy and procedures.
• Accurately administers medications, per ordered ,utilizing at least two client identifiers.

Skills

Nursing skills

Psychiatric care

Medication administration

Communication

Patient education

Job description

Safe Harbor Recovery Center in Portsmouth, Virginia is seeking a Registered Nurse (PRN) to provide nursing care to clients at the facility. You will supervise care provided by LPNs, CNAs and other staff on shift, and develop, implement, and evaluate an individualized plan of care for each client.

The role requires an active RN license, experience in behavioral health, and the ability to administer medications and document accurately.