Registered Nurse ( RN ) - PT NIGHT

Acadia; Danville (PA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Danville, PA is seeking experienced Registered Nurses (RNs) to join their team at a new state-of-the-art behavioral health facility. The ideal candidate will have graduated from an accredited nursing program and hold a current RN license. Positions are available for day and night shifts, with responsibilities including providing and coordinating patient care and maintaining medical records. Experience in psychiatric or behavioral nursing is a plus, along with CPR and de-escalation certification.

Qualifications

• Graduated from an accredited nursing school.
• Possess a current RN license as required by the state.
• One year of nursing experience is needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate patient care assessing both physical and behavioral health needs.
• Document changes in patient status and communicate those to physicians.
• Ensure therapeutic rapport with patients while maintaining professional boundaries.

Education

Graduated from an accredited school of nursing

Current Registered Nurse (RN) license

One year of nursing experience

CPR certification

De-escalation and restraint certification

Job description

Overview

Seeking experienced RNs!

Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health have partnered to establish a state-of-the-art, 96-bed behavioral health hospital in Danville, PA. Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville will serve pediatric and adult patients, offering inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services. It will also serve as a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger’s College of Health Sciences.

This facility will help meet the urgent need for accessible, high-quality psychiatric care in the region, expanding capacity to support patients with diverse mental health needs.

Shifts Available:

FT - NIGHT

PT- NIGHT

Responsibilities

REGISTERED NURSE 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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