Registered Nurse (RN) - RTF

Acadia Healthcare; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Southwood Children’s Behavioral Healthcare in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, PA, is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Residential Treatment Facility team. You will assess patients, develop care plans, administer medications, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team in a behavioral health setting.

This role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends, with a focus on compassionate, patient-centered care for children and adolescents ages 3-21 facing mental

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current PA RN license or eligible to practice.
• One year of nursing experience; psychiatric/behavioral experience preferred.
• CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required.
• First aid may be required per state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
• Administer medications as ordered and document administration.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families.
• Ensure adherence to nursing standards, policies, and state regulations.
• Communicate effectively with physicians and interdisciplinary team.
• Provide therapeutic rapport while maintaining professional boundaries.
• Coordinate unit activities as directed.

Skills

Nursing care

Assessment

Documentation

Team communication

Education

RN license

Accredited nursing program

PA state licensure eligibility

Job description

Southwood Children’s Behavioral Healthcare offers comprehensive mental health treatment programs for children and adolescents ages 3-21 whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness. Our facility located in the South Hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, provides many levels of care to help children heal from the mental health challenge they are facing.

Join our Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) team as a Registered Nurse (RN) and provide compassionate, patient-centered care in a behavioral health setting. In this role, you'll assess patient needs, develop and implement treatment plans, administer medications, and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to support patients throughout their recovery journey.

We are looking for a RN with flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

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.

SWOOD

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 PA 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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