Registered Nurse - Days

Acadia • Danville, PA

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About The Position

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville is seeking a full-time Registered Nurse to provide care for pediatric and adult patients. The facility offers inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services, and serves patients with diverse mental health needs. It is a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger’s College of Health Sciences.

The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, provides nursing services within applicable standards and policies, and documents and coordinates care. The role includes medication administration, monitoring patient status, communicating with physicians and the treatment team, and supporting patients and families through education and therapeutic communication.

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 and de-escalation and restraint certification; 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 use nursing experience.
• New graduates are welcome.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately according to policy.
• Continuously assess patients’ status and gather and document pertinent information.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and other related challenges.
• Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission.
• 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 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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and prescription drug plans.
• Health savings accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, including ANCC certification for Psychiatric Mental Health nursing.
• Career development opportunities within Acadia Healthcare and its 250+ locations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed