PRN-Intake Registered Nurse (RN)

Reno Behavioral Healthcare HospitalReno, NV
100d

About The Position

The beautiful Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is growing and we need more amazing Nurses to help guide our patients on their journey of recovery! As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver quality general and psychiatric nursing care to patients who are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders. You will support the hospital and program philosophy of care and ensure the safety and well-being of each patient. This role requires the ability to perform suicide assessments and understand suicide precautions. You will identify and incorporate each patient’s unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan, ensuring accurate and litigable documentation that meets current standards and policies. Additionally, you will respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services. Through a systematic process of interaction with patients, their significant others, and the appropriate health care providers, you will collect and analyze data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural, and anticipated discharge needs. You will also determine the patient's alcohol or drug toxicity, identify signs of withdrawal, and conduct screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment. Documenting physician’s phone orders and maintaining knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting is also essential.

Requirements

  • Current Nevada RN License required
  • ADN / BSN or equivalent preferred
  • Current CPR certification

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in psychiatric nursing
  • Knowledge of mental health care practices

Responsibilities

  • Deliver quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders
  • Support the hospital and program philosophy of care
  • Ensure the safety and well-being of each patient
  • Perform suicide assessments and understand suicide precautions
  • Identify and incorporate each patient’s unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan
  • Ensure accurate and litigable documentation that meets current standards and policies
  • Respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services
  • Collect and analyze data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural, and anticipated discharge needs
  • Determine patient's alcohol or drug toxicity and identify signs of withdrawal
  • Conduct screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment
  • Document physician’s phone orders
  • Maintain knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting

Benefits

  • Medical (three plans to choose from)
  • Dental (two plans to choose from)
  • Vision
  • Life Insurance options, including plans for spouse and children
  • 401(k)
  • Pet Insurance
  • Identity Theft insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Short Term Disability
  • Long Term Disability
  • Generous PTO plan

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What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Entry Level

Education Level

Bachelor's degree

Number of Employees

251-500 employees

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