$70/Hr Night Temp Registered Nurse (RN)
About The Position
Tower Behavioral Health is hiring Registered Nurses for a temporary, 12-week assignment at its Psych-Safe behavioral health facility in Reading, Pennsylvania. The assignment follows a full-time night schedule of three 12-hour shifts (7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.) per week, with every other weekend rotation. There may be an opportunity to convert to a full-time employee after the assignment. The position pays $70 per hour and is not benefit-eligible. It is not an agency contract, and travel stipends or travel reimbursements are not provided. The RN provides professional nursing care to patients with a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude, fostering a supportive and therapeutic environment while prioritizing patient safety. Tower Behavioral Health serves adults, adolescents, and seniors through inpatient and outpatient programs, counseling, substance use disorder treatment, and other services. Applicants must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing, hold a current RN license as required by the state of employment or be eligible to practice under state requirements, and have one year of nursing experience. CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification are required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility. First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements. Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience is a plus. Current Acadia Healthcare or Tower Behavioral Health employees, and people who have worked for either company within the last 12 months, are not eligible.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
- One year of nursing experience.
- CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience.
- Opportunity to convert to a full-time employee after the 12-week assignment.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to patients’ assessed needs.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care within applicable state Nurse Practice Act standards, regulations, policies, procedures, protocols, and facility and corporate requirements.
- Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
- Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
- Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, changes in medical status related to medication response, and related challenges.
- Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and ensure plans address assessed needs.
- Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
- Administer medications accurately according to the ordered note.
- Accurately document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Maintain therapeutic rapport by observing professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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