Registered Nurse (RN)- FSH

State-of-Missour; Fulton (MO); On-site; USD 76,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Missouri — Fulton State Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse to join a forensic psychiatric team in Fulton, MO. The RN will assess patient conditions, teach health maintenance, supervise staff, and ensure accurate documentation while delivering compassionate, evidence-based care.

The role offers a challenging environment with shift variability and opportunities to contribute to recovery-oriented, trauma-informed treatment. Competitive pay and benefits are provided by the state.

Qualifications

• RN licensure required.
• 0-3 years RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' mental and physical condition to provide quality psychiatric and medical care.
• Teach living skills, medication therapy, symptom management and health maintenance to patients.
• Supervise and evaluate nursing staff and ensure coverage needs are met.
• Maintain nursing care plans, progress notes and documentation.
• Respond to crises and ensure safety of patients, staff, and the public.
• Administer medications and treatments per doctor’s orders.
• Ensure a safe, clean and therapeutic environment.
• Work schedule may include evenings, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

Skills

Patient care

Crisis intervention

Education

RN Licensure

Experience: 0-3 years

Job description

Registered Nurse

Job Location:

Fulton State Hospital

Nursing

Fulton State Hospital

600 East Fifth Street

Fulton, MO 65251

Salary- $75,856.08-$83,859.36 (plus additional security differential and shift differential depending on placement and shift)

Why you'll love this position:

Fulton State Hospital is a community of caring, skilled people, partnering with individuals challenged by mental illness to inspire healing and recovery. Through Respect, Encouragement, Compassion, Opportunity, Value, Excellence, and Responsiveness, you can contribute to individuals’ recovery and positively impact those you serve.

Forensic psychiatric nursing is exciting and challenging while making a difference in the lives of others. Nurses have the opportunity to use best practice and evidence based treatments while working with patients who live with mental illness. Join a team that will challenge you to utilize all of your nursing skills and be a member of a recovery oriented, trauma-informed treatment team.

What you’ll do:

• Assess and evaluate patients mental and physical condition in order to assure quality psychiatric and medical care is provided.
• Teach living skills, medication therapy, symptom management and other health maintenance needs to patients.
• Assign, supervise, train and evaluate work of Forensic Rehab Specialist, Certified Medication Technicians and Licensed Practical Nurses.
• Supervise, evaluate, and instruct professional and paraprofessional nursing staff. Assist with coverage needs as necessary.
• Assure development and maintain correctness of the nursing care plan, progress notes, flow sheets and other required documentation is completed.
• Responds to, participates in and directs crisis interventions. Assures safety of patients, staff and the general public.
• Supervise and /or administration of medications and treatments in compliance with the doctor's orders.
• Assure a safe, clean and therapeutic environment.
• Ability to work assigned schedule which may include a variety of shifts, weekends, holidays and/or required overtime.

All you need for success:

Minimum Qualifications

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse (A recent graduate of an accredited nursing program may practice as a graduate nurse until results of first licensure examination are received or until 90 days after graduation, whichever occurs first.)
• 0-3 years of experience as a registered nurse.

More reasons to love this position:

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

If you have questions about this position please contact:

Eva See, RN
Recruitment and Retention Officer

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