Registered Nurse

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health; Council Bluffs (IA); Vor Ort; USD 47.000 - 63.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health in Council Bluffs, IA, is hiring Registered Nurses for day or night shifts. This full-time role offers pay rates from $34 to $45.69 per hour depending on experience. Nurses will provide and coordinate care, develop care plans, educate patients and families, and document care following state and facility policies.

Experience in psychiatric/behavioral health is a plus; CPR and de-escalation training is required. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license as required by state of employment.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required.

Aufgaben

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Educate patients and families about health conditions.
• Document and maintain medical records and ensure policy adherence.

Kenntnisse

De-escalation

CPR

First aid

Patient care

Ausbildung

Registered Nurse license

Jobbeschreibung

Methodist Jennie Edmundson Behavioral Health 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!

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.

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.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

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