Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health
About The Position
Professional Performance Development Group (PPDG) is hiring a Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health, for NHP Pensacola. The nurse coordinates and delivers patient care in collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare teams, conducts examinations and health-history assessments, administers medications and provides wound care and other nursing interventions, and supports patient education, counseling, and health promotion. The role also involves responding to emergencies and adverse symptoms, supervising patient care and assigning duties according to staff scope of practice and skill level, coordinating referrals and specialty services, and following applicable military treatment facility policies, procedures, and standards of care. The schedule is Monday through Friday, excluding observed federal holidays. Shifts are 8.5 or 9 hours, scheduled between 7:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with a 30-minute or 1-hour meal break.
Requirements
- Associate Degree in Nursing from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program.
- Minimum of one year of nursing experience after graduation.
- Current, full, active, and unrestricted Registered Nurse license.
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certifications.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate patient care with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
- Perform physical examinations and obtain patient health histories.
- Administer medications, provide wound care, and perform nursing interventions.
- Provide patient education, counseling, and health promotion.
- Recognize and respond to emergencies and adverse symptoms.
- Supervise patient care and assign duties based on staff scope of practice and skill level.
- Coordinate referrals, specialty care, telemedicine, and tele-consult services.
- Follow all applicable MTF policies, procedures, and standards of care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
