Psych Registered Nurse (RN)

SUITEMATE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC•Big Spring, TX

22h•$50

About The Position

SuiteMate Healthcare Staffing is proud to be Joint Commission Certified, reinforcing our unwavering commitment to compliance, patient safety, integrity, and accountability across every care environment we serve. We are dedicated to elevating the standard of care by placing skilled, compassionate, and dependable healthcare professionals where they are needed most. We are currently seeking experienced and mission-driven Registered Nurses (RNs) to support individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in a clinical setting. Salary: $50/hr Weekly Pay with Benefit Options Shifts Available w /rotating schedule and Overtime offered: 2:45 pm - 11:15 pm, every other weekend off 6:45 am - 11:15 pm, Saturdays and Sundays (weekend doubles) This schedule can optionally commit to an additional 8-hour shift on a weekday 6-month Minimum Contract Assignment with Option to Extend

Requirements

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas (or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact)
Current CPR certification
Valid Photo ID
Prior experience performing psychiatric nursing duties
Must demonstrate considerable knowledge of nursing techniques and procedures; of health care laws and regulations; of medical diagnoses and procedures; of accepted medical treatment patterns; of community health and nursing care principles, practices, and procedures; of program regulations and procedures.
Must be able to appropriately interact with individuals with developmental or psychiatric disabilities and staff members.
Knowledge of nursing care standards, nursing procedures, techniques, and the principles and processes used in providing appropriate patient care.
Knowledge of emergency procedures and emergency equipment, i.e., CPR, and ability to assess and care for residents and/or staff members in emergencies.
Skills in using reasoning to identify problems and in considering an appropriate resolution of situations.
Skill in the operation of computers and applicable computer software.
Ability to prepare and maintain records and to use an electronic health record system once trained.
Ability to communicate effectively and to instruct others.
Must have strength and flexibility to safely perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).

Responsibilities

Performs moderate to complex patient service work. This includes routine and emergency care, treatment, and training for people with intellectual disabilities in a residential setting.
Performs routine nursing work at the competent level
Works under moderate supervision from Charge Nurses or Nurse Managers (Nurses II/III) with limited use of initiative and independent judgment.
Conducts comprehensive assessments of patients' nursing care needs using specialized skills in (depending on the setting) psychiatric or medical-surgical nursing.
Identifies nursing diagnoses or problem lists and formulates an initial plan of care based on assessment data. Serves as a team leader and provides clinical supervision to other nursing staff members including Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Mental Health Workers as necessary.
Establishes unit routines and develops and maintains the therapeutic milieu.
Makes observations of patient behavior and status and reports to the physician, other team members and supervisor as appropriate.
Carries out nursing interventions as identified in the multidisciplinary treatment plan.
Administers medications as ordered and maintains medication administration and controlled drug records according to facility policy.
Serves as group leader for therapeutic patient groups or patient teaching activities as necessary or as requested.
Trains other staff members as necessary or as requested.
Must understand that duties, location of work, and shift/pattern are subject to change as determined by the administration to meet the needs of the hospital.
Must understand that duties may include exposure to blood or other potentially infectious material
Comply with facility Standard Operating Procedures to meet standards for accrediting agencies; specifically, Joint Commission guidelines