Registered Nurse

Acadia Healthcare; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 71,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health in Council Bluffs, IA is hiring Registered Nurses for Night or Day shifts. This full-time role offers pay from $34 to $45.69 per hour, depending on experience, with a full-time schedule.

You will assess patients, develop care plans, document medical records, administer medications, and collaborate with physicians while upholding professional boundaries and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess a current RN license as required by the state of employment.
• One year of nursing experience; psychiatric/behavioral experience a plus.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about health conditions.
• Administer medications per orders and document controlled substances counts.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately.
• Demonstrate therapeutic rapport while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Communicate with patients, families, visitors, co-workers, and others involved in inpatient care.

Education

RN license

Accredited nursing program

CPR certification

De-escalation certification

Job description

Overview

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health is hiring Registered Nurses!

Shift: Nights or Days

Schedule: Full Time

Pay Rate: $34 to $45.69 per hour (depending on years of experience)

Methodist Behavioral Health, the region’s most established non-profit provider, offers a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient care for adults, seniors, and youth, including programs for mood disorders, dual diagnosis, geriatric psychiatry, child & adolescent care, PHP/IOP, and ECT.

Join our team and make a difference every day!

Responsibilities

REGISTERED NURSE (RN) ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
• Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
• Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
• Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
• Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
• Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements
• One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience a plus
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

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