Outpatient RN
About The Position
Kingwood Pines Hospital is a 116-bed facility located in the residential Kingwood community, about 30 miles northeast of the Houston Medical Center. It provides 24-hour emergency services and serves children, adolescents, and adults for psychiatric and behavioral health, including intensive outpatient and partial hospital program services. The Registered Nurse will provide nursing care for psychiatric patients, including child, adolescent, geriatric, and chemical dependency patients, utilizing the nursing process. This involves assessing mental health needs, developing nursing diagnoses, identifying outcomes, planning and evaluating nursing care, administering and monitoring medications and treatments, ensuring safety, and providing milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
Requirements
- Graduate of accredited school of nursing (Associate's Degree) required.
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Texas required.
- Minimum of one (1) year related experience required.
- CPR and HWC Crisis Intervention training must be completed prior to beginning work.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- Psychiatric nursing experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care for psychiatric patients, including child, adolescent, geriatric and chemical dependency patients using the nursing process.
- Assess mental health needs.
- Develop nursing diagnoses.
- Identify outcomes.
- Plan and evaluate nursing care.
- Administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician.
- Ensure safety and provide milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
- Provide leadership and direction to licensed vocational nurses, psychiatric technicians, and counselors.
- Direct milieu management.
- Provide assessment of patients’ psychiatric and medical status.
- Contribute to treatment plan as a member of interdisciplinary team.
- Document nursing care, treatment, and patient’s response to treatment.
- Recognize signs and symptoms of mental health disorders and chemical dependency disorders and apply/utilize appropriate treatment interventions.
Benefits
- Challenging and rewarding work environment
- Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
- Competitive Compensation
- Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
- 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Free Basic Life Insurance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
