Registered Nurse

North Tampa Behavioral Health • Wesley Chapel, FL

12d • $36 - $44 • Onsite

About The Position

North Tampa Behavioral is seeking a Registered Nurse for its adult mental health and substance use disorder facility in Wesley Chapel, Florida. The RN provides and coordinates patient care, assesses physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The role also supports admissions, clinical intake assessments, and utilization review to help ensure continuity of care and appropriate use of patient benefits and resources. Full-time day or night shifts are available.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing under state requirements.
• At least one year of nursing experience.
• At least one year of direct behavioral health experience is listed as an experience requirement.
• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
• First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.
• Must complete a Level 2 Background Screening through the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Nice To Haves

• Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans that address assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within applicable nursing practice standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure verbally received physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed according to policy.
• Assess patient 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 are specific to assessed needs.
• Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
• Administer medications accurately according to orders.
• Document controlled-substance medication counts accurately on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately.
• Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients.
• Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

Benefits

• $36–$44 per hour plus shift differential.
• Employee discounts through PerkSpot, covering more than 30,000 merchants.
• Psychiatric training paid at 100%.
• Medical coverage.
• Prescription drug plan.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Health savings accounts.
• Vision coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Financial support.
• Tuition reimbursement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree