Registered Nurse Days with 7K Bonus

San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Lucrative Sign On Bonus

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Healthcare Spending Account

Dependent Care Spending Account

PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay

Life Insurance

Short and Long-Term Disability

Job summary

San Antonio Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is seeking a registered nurse to provide oversight in a behavioral health setting. The role includes administering medication, coordinating patient admissions, and supervising nursing personnel. Candidates must have a current Texas RN license and a preference for those with 2+ years of experience. A lucrative sign-on bonus and comprehensive benefits including health and dental insurance, retirement plans, and various leave options are offered.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school for Registered Nurse program.
• Current unrestricted Texas Registered Nurse licensure.
• Prefer 2+ years work experience in a behavioral health setting, hospital, or nursing home.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical oversight to nursing personnel.
• Administer medication and medical treatment.
• Coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges.
• Supervise special treatment interventions.
• Provide timely documentation of patient behavior and treatments.

Skills

Clinical oversight

Psychiatric nursing skills

Patient assessment

Documentation skills

Crisis de-escalation

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Graduate of an accredited school for Registered Nurse program

Job description

Duties

• Provides clinical oversight to nursing personnel providing nursing services to all patients coming for treatment and/or appropriate referral from other clinics
• Administer medication and medical treatment in accordance with policies and physician's orders
• Provides psychiatric nursing interventions and treatment education, provides intervention appropriate to the specific treatment needs of the patient
• Coordinate admissions, transfers, and discharges, and assure that relevant nursing documentation is completed in a timely manner
• Supervises special treatment interventions such as de-escalation, physical restraint, seclusion
• Able to provide leadership and supervision of direct care staff, delegate responsibilities, make shift assignments, and monitor performance
• Provides supervision and quality assurance checks to assure patient supervision, environmental safety, therapeutic structure, facilitation of patient groups and activities of daily living, and delivery of quality patient care by direct care workers
• Provide timely, accurate, and thorough documentation of patient behavior, medication administration, medical interventions, treatment planning, and treatment interventions. Documentation reflects professional standards
• Knowledge of psychiatric nursing skills, ability to assess patient physical and emotional status. Knowledge of seclusion and restraint protocols, national patient safety standards, age-specific competencies, pain management, and standards established by the Texas Board of Nursing
• Accurately conveys patient behavior and status verbally and in writing. Professional verbal and written skills for communicating patient status, and treatment needs to clients, families, professionals, and employees of the facility. Able to verbally adapt spoken communication to meet the needs of patients
• Proficiency in facilitating medication education groups, and training/assisting ADLs. Proficiency with training and oversight of vital signs checks
• Able to safely de-escalate and manage aggressive patients, to oversee seclusion and physical restraint of patients per policy. Able to handle multiple projects under deadlines with short notice
• Maintains professional therapeutic relationships with staff, patients, families, and visitors. Able to maintain patient confidentiality

Requirements

Education/Training

• Graduate of an accredited school for Registered Nurse program

Licensure/Certification

• Current unrestricted Texas Registered Nurse licensure

Experience

Prefer 2+ years work experience in a behavioral health setting, hospital, nursing home.

Benefits

• Lucrative Sign On Bonus for Full-Time position (paid out in 4 equal quarterly installments)
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401K Retirement Plan
• Healthcare Spending Account
• Dependent Care Spending Account
• PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay
• Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)
• Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)