REGISTERED NURSE - PRN WEEKDAYS

UHS•San Marcos, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

San Marcos Treatment Center is a 212-bed, seclusion-free psychiatric residential treatment facility on a 65-acre campus in Central Texas. It provides 24-hour psychiatric care to children and adolescents ages 6 to 17 through customized therapeutic approaches and intensive behavioral programs. The Registered Nurse (RN), under the supervision of the Director of Nursing, provides physical assessments, implements treatment plans, evaluates responses to treatment, documents care, administers prescribed medications, and provides health care education to patients and families. The RN supervises Mental Health Techs and LVN staff during the shift and helps maintain a safe, therapeutic environment. The position provides direct care and management for child, adolescent, and young adult patients as prescribed by the physician and treatment team, including safety supervision, crisis management, assessment, medical management, and support of the therapeutic milieu. This is a PRN weekday position serving an adolescent population. Shifts are Monday through Friday, either 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. or 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Texas professional Nurse License.
Current driver license.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient and employee information.
Effective organizational skills.
Ability to develop and implement patient care services within the nursing discipline.
Ability to understand and perform the essential functions of the job.
Ability to initiate and implement all phases of the nursing process.
Ability to provide safe nursing care.
Understanding of patient rights.
Basic supervisory skills.

Nice To Haves

One year of psychiatric or neuropsychiatric experience with adolescents and/or young adults in a long-term hospital or residential setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide physical assessments of patients.
Implement treatment plans and evaluate patients’ responses to treatment.
Complete documentation of patient care.
Administer medications as prescribed.
Provide health care education to patients and families.
Supervise Mental Health Techs and LVN staff during the shift.
Ensure a safe and therapeutic environment for patients.
Provide direct patient care and management to child, adolescent, and young adult patients as prescribed by the physician and treatment team.
Provide patient safety supervision and crisis management.
Assess and medically manage patients.
Assist in managing a therapeutic milieu.