Registered Nurse (RN) Days Part Time

Lakeview Behavioral Health•Norcross, GA

About The Position

Lakeview Behavioral Health is seeking Registered Nurses to provide high-quality, compassionate care to patients. RNs assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, provide nursing services within applicable standards and policies, and coordinate care with physicians and the treatment team. The role also includes medication administration, documentation, patient and family education, and maintaining professional, therapeutic relationships with patients. This is a part-time day-shift position with two 12-hour shifts per week, totaling 24 hours. Shifts run from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM on a rotating Week 1/Week 2 schedule that includes rotating weekends.

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 required.
De-escalation and restraint certification required; 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 abuse nursing experience.

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 families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately 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, medication response changes, 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 ordered notes.
Document controlled-substance medication administration counts accurately on required documents.
Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients, respect personal space, give patients direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.