Registered Nurse (RN)

UHS•Newport News, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Newport News Behavioral Health Center is a 108-bed facility providing intensive and highly structured residential treatment for the psychiatric and behavioral health needs of adolescent males and females ages 11-18. The center features an on-site certified school and vocational programming. Located in Newport News, VA, a seaside city rich in maritime history, it offers convenient access to Washington D.C. and other major North Eastern cities. This position is responsible for the psychosocial, physical, and general nursing care needs of the patients on his/her unit.

Requirements

Must be a graduate of an accredited Nursing program for Registered Nurses, and hold a valid license in the state of Virginia to practice as an RN.

Responsibilities

Plan, assign, supervise and evaluate nursing care to include management of the milieu.
Participates in the provision of nursing care directed toward meeting the psychosocial, physical and communication needs of the patients.
Conducts the nursing assessment which includes the following factors: psychosocial, social, psychological strengths & weaknesses information from family, nursing diagnosis, substance abuse history, suicide history, medication use, and goals for hospitalization.
Responsible for ensuring all admission assessments have been signed by an RN.
Initiates a nursing care plan within 24 hours of admission.
Identifies patient symptoms requiring medical attention, or patient problems and behavior changes and communicates these to the Program Director and attending physician.
Administers medications per hospital policy.