Registered Nurse 7 pm -7 am F/S/S

UHS•Bradenton, FL

About The Position

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center provides mental health care and education services to adolescents ages 11–17 experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family, and social challenges. Its program supports healthy behaviors and prepares patients to transition back home. The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit consistent with the center’s philosophy and objectives. The RN prescribes, coordinates, and delegates nursing care using the nursing process, integrated with the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care. The RN is accountable for assigned nursing activities during the shift and promotes professional nursing practice on the unit. The role is authorized to initiate restraints or seclusion and assess whether they should continue, and may assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required. This is a full-time position with a set Friday/Saturday/Sunday schedule and overnight hours. The posting advertises a $2,500 sign-on bonus for eligible new facility RN hires, subject to policy. Benefits are available to full-time staff.

Requirements

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
Licensure by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing required.
Must be able to pass a Level 2 Background Screening, including fingerprint-based checks.
Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
Must be able to read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.
Must be able to interact positively with patients whose behavior may be challenging, uncooperative, or aggressive.
Must be able to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
Must be able to collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.
Effective comprehensive reading skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
Current CPR or BLS certification, or successful completion during orientation.
Successful completion of Handle with Care within 7 days of orientation.
Physical agility to manage patients with crisis prevention interventions.
Ability to push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds.
Ability to intermittently sit, stand, walk, bend, and stoop.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing preferred.
Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing care on a designated unit in accordance with the center’s philosophy and objectives.
Prescribe, coordinate, and delegate nursing care using the nursing process as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care.
Be accountable for assigned nursing care activities during the shift.
Promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit.
Initiate restraints or seclusion and assess whether they should continue, as authorized.
Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.
Read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.
Interact with patients whose behavior may be challenging, uncooperative, or aggressive.
Collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.

Benefits

$2,500 sign-on bonus for eligible new facility RN hires, subject to policy.
Benefits available for full-time staff.
Weekend and weekday-after-3-p.m. shift differential.
Tuition savings through Chamberlain University.
In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation with 20 CEUs.
Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations.
Diverse programming to expand experience.
HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses.
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
12-hour shifts on a set Friday/Saturday/Sunday schedule.