Registered Nurse - Assessment & Referral - PRN (Nights)- Weekend
About The Position
Parkwood Behavioral Health System is seeking a PRN (as-needed) Intake Registered Nurse for weekend night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. The nurse provides professional nursing care consistent with Parkwood Behavioral Health’s philosophy and objectives. The role prescribes, coordinates, and delegates nursing care using the nursing process, integrated with the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care. The nurse promotes and enhances professional nursing practice and reviews medical documentation for hospital admissions. Parkwood Behavioral Health System provides behavioral health and chemical dependency services to the Mid-South region. Its services include a 148-bed inpatient acute and residential care facility, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs for adults, adolescents, and children.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
- At least one year of prior psychiatric experience in mental health nursing.
- Current 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, and 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 as integrated 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.
- Generous paid time off.
- Challenging and rewarding work environment.
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What This Job Offers
Education Level
Associate degree
