Registered Nurse - Residential Treatment Facility

Geisinger; Canonsburg (Washington County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider seeks a Registered Nurse to join their team at Southwood Psychiatric Hospital in Cannonsburg. You will provide comprehensive nursing care to children and adolescents with behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders, ensuring their health and well-being through coordinated care and treatment planning.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license or eligibility as per state requirements.
• At least one year of nursing experience, preferably in psychiatric settings.

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.

Skills

Patient assessment

Care plan development

Medication administration

Documentation

Communication

Education

Accredited nursing degree

Job description

Overview

The psychiatric treatment of children and adolescents with severe emotional, behavioral, and neurodevelopmental disabilities is best accomplished within a comprehensive treatment program specifically designed to meet individualized needs. For this reason, Southwood Psychiatric Hospital has created an Intellectual Developmental Disability / Autism Spectrum Disorder (IDD/ASD) Residential Treatment Program. Located in Cannonsburg, Pennsylvania, the IDD/ASD Program provides treatment for up to 44 males between the ages of 6 and 21 years.

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 their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies.
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
• Assess patients’ status continuously and document pertinent information.
• Notify physicians of significant changes such as difficulties with detox, medical emergencies, changes in medical status regarding medications, and related challenges.
• Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and ensure all plans are specific to assessed needs.
• Use universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
• Administer medications accurately as ordered.
• Document controlled substance medication administration accurately on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately.
• Maintain therapeutic rapport with patients by respecting boundaries, personal space, and giving patients attention while maintaining professional detachment.
• Coordinate activities of the unit as directed.
• Communicate professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved in treatment.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
• Possess a current RN license or be eligible to practice nursing according to state requirements.
• At least one year of nursing experience; psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience is a plus.
• CPR, de-escalation, and restraint certification required (training available upon hire).
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

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