PRN Registered Nurse (RN) Nights

TruHealth•Bridgeport, AL

About The Position

Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of American Health Partners Inc., operates psychiatric hospitals in Tennessee and Alabama that specialize in treating geriatric patients experiencing mental health crises or behavioral disturbances, including those caused by dementia. The Registered Nurse provides clinical oversight for the hospital’s day-to-day operations and works with patients in a therapeutic setting. The role includes carrying out physician orders, completing assessments, initiating and updating treatment plans, directing patient care, providing group and individual therapy or education, supporting intake referrals and continuity of care, and applying treatment and restraint or seclusion interventions. The nurse also works toward patient goals, completes clinical documentation, administers IVs, educates family members, and teaches and supervises other mental healthcare workers. The nurse evaluates patient care at admission and on an ongoing basis, ensures nursing care plans are developed and kept current, makes patient care assignments, and reviews staffing schedules to respond to patient-care needs and nursing staff absences. Other duties include venipuncture as authorized, patient and family education, comprehensive nursing assessments and tests, psychiatric metric measures, pharmaceutical services within the scope of licensure and education, discharge planning and reassessment, and timely emergency care. The position may require unscheduled overtime, weekend work, flexible hours, and travel. Frequent lifting of objects up to 40 pounds is required.

Requirements

One year of clinical nursing experience; experience in geriatrics and/or mental health is preferred.
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a Registered Nursing (RN) degree.
Current state Registered Nursing (RN) license.
Current CPR certification.
Current CPI certification.
Willingness and ability to work flexible hours.
Ability to travel.
Ability to frequently lift objects up to 40 pounds.

Nice To Haves

Clinical nursing experience in geriatrics and/or mental health.

Responsibilities

Provide clinical oversight for day-to-day hospital operations and work with patients in a therapeutic setting.
Follow and carry out physician orders; complete assessments; initiate and update treatment plans; and direct patient care.
Provide group and individual therapy or education, support intake referrals and continuity of care, and apply treatment and restraint or seclusion interventions.
Work toward patient goals and complete clinical documentation.
Administer IVs and educate family members; teach and supervise other mental healthcare workers.
Evaluate each patient’s care at admission and on an ongoing basis in accordance with accepted nursing practice.
Ensure nursing staff develop and maintain current nursing care plans for each patient.
Make patient care assignments.
Review staffing schedules and adjust for nursing staff absenteeism to meet patient-care needs.
Perform IV administration and venipuncture techniques as authorized by state laws.
Educate patients and families regarding medication administration, patient disorder needs, benefits, side effects, disease prevention, and basic living skills.
Complete comprehensive nursing assessments, treatment, and tests.
Complete psychiatric metric measures.
Provide pharmaceutical services within the scope of license and education.
Develop discharge plans, reassess plans before discharge, and arrange appropriate post-hospital care to avoid unnecessary discharge delays.
Provide emergency care within safe and appropriate times.