Registered Nurse - Assessment & Referral - PRN (Days)- Weekend

UHS • Olive Branch, MS

14d • Onsite

About The Position

Parkwood Behavioral Health System is seeking a PRN Intake Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing care consistent with the facility’s philosophy and objectives. The nurse prescribes, coordinates, and delegates nursing care using the nursing process as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care. The role is accountable for promoting and enhancing professional nursing practice and reviewing medical documentation for hospital admission. The position is scheduled for weekend day shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., on an as-needed basis.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• One year of prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing.
• Licensure and registration as a registered nurse by the Mississippi Board of Nursing, or a multi-state license approved by NCSBN.
• Knowledge of general and psychiatric nursing processes, therapeutic relationships and processes, age-specific growth and development, limit setting, crisis and behavior management.
• CPR training.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care consistent with Parkwood Behavioral Health’s philosophy and objectives.
• Prescribe, coordinate, and delegate nursing care using the nursing process.
• Integrate nursing care into the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care.
• Promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit.
• Review medical documentation for patient admission to the hospital.

Benefits

• Career development opportunities within UHS and its subsidiaries.
• Competitive compensation.
• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Discounted stock plan.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Student loan repayment program.
• Paid time off.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree