Job description

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan, assign, supervise and evaluate nursing care to include management of the milieu.
• Participates in the provision of nursing care directed toward meeting the psychosocial, physical and communication needs of the patients.
• Conducts the nursing assessment which includes the following factors: psychosocial, social, psychological strengths & weaknesses information from family, nursing diagnosis, substance abuse history, suicide history, medication use, and goals for hospitalization.
• Responsible for ensuring all admission assessments have been signed by an RN.
• Initiates a nursing care plan within 24 hours of admission.
• Evaluates and updates care within 24 hours of admission.
• Identifies patient symptoms requiring medical attention, or patient problems and behavior changes and communicates these to the Program Director and attending physician.
• Assessment, Treatment, and Evaluation of patients with substance abuse withdrawal to include CIWA and COWS assessments and interventions with appropriate MD Consult.
• Participates in treatment team and staffing meetings as assigned.
• Coordinates nursing interventions and implements same as assigned.
• Transcribes all physician’s orders immediately and accurately.
• Administers medications per hospital policy. Demonstrates competency by passing the Medication Administration exam. Ensures that medication consent forms are received from the patient prior to administering meds. Accurately identifies the need for PRN’s.
• Provides the patient with education regarding medications, explaining rationale for taking, medication actions, dietary restrictions, and side effects.

Requirements:

• 1 year of inpatient psych exp, active RN license in state working, AHA BLS
• ASN
• Friday and Saturday, 10 p.m. - 6 a.m. Sun: 24 hours Youth population

Job Types: Contract, Temporary

Pay: $60.00 per hour

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry

Standard shift:

• Night shift

COVID-19 considerations:
COVID Vaccination Mandatory !!

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Waverly, TN: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN License (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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