ASST DIR - NURSING

UHS•Tequesta, FL

42d•Onsite

About The Position

SandyPines Residential Treatment Center is a 149-bed Residential Psychiatric Facility servicing children and adolescents ages 5 to 17. The facility is in beautiful South Florida, nestled beside Jonathan Dickinson State Park and just minutes away from the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. We are the largest treatment center of its kind in the southeast and host Riverbend Academy, an accredited school on our campus. Total Rewards for our Registered Nurse (RN) include: Tuition Assistance Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations! Diverse programming to expand your experience HealthStream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Pet Insurance More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: com If you would like to learn more about the Registered Nurse (RN) position before applying, please contact Apryle Nunn, HR Generalist at [email protected] and by phone at (561) 744-0211. Much more online at: sandypineshospital.com Responsibilities: The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide primary care coordination for patients and implement a collaborative care plan as prescribed by the physician and treatment team. Duties include: Assess mental health needs; develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care; administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician; to ensure safety and provide consistent therapeutic milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.

Requirements

Current license to practice nursing in FL (or eligible to receive or renew).
Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing and or bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred.
A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a psychiatric health-care facility preferred.
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida, BLS.
CPR certification
Understanding of The Joint Commission (TJC), OSHA and state and federal regulatory requirements.
Must be able to prioritize workload and effectively multi-task in a fast paced environment.
Excellent listening and communication skills.
Focus on providing high quality patient care.
Move efficiently enough to meet the needs of several patients and/or move rapidly to provide timely intervention of patient aggression.
Able to stand, sit and walk during work shift.
Able to hear spoken words in a normal vocal range, respond to signals, alarms, codes or other displays.
Recognize vocal intonation that signal changes in acuity.
Able to bend, reach and stoop.
Must write legibly so as to accurately convey information.
Able to read instructions and complete documentation and reports.
Restrain, as part of a team, an aggressive patient in a safe and therapeutic manner.
Able to lift, position or move patients in order to perform (or assist in) searches and procedures, and/or administer injections.
Perform activities requiring manual dexterity.
Able to lift 30 lbs.

Responsibilities

Assess mental health needs
Develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care
Administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician
Ensure safety and provide consistent therapeutic milieu management and crisis intervention strategies