Registered Nurse - $10K Sign On

Acadia • Springfield, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Lakeland Behavioral Health is seeking Registered Nurses to provide care at its children and adolescent facility in Springfield, Missouri. The 208-bed psychiatric hospital and treatment center offers comprehensive training, dynamic leadership, and personalized support. Twelve-hour shifts are available for days or nights, with shift differentials of up to $8.75 per hour and a $10,000 sign-on bonus.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by Missouri, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
• One year of nursing experience.
• CPR 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 abuse nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored to 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 established by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure verbal physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
• Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document relevant information.
• Notify physicians about significant status changes, 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 orders.
• Document controlled-substance medication administration counts accurately on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Establish therapeutic rapport while maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining 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

• Medical plan
• Prescription drug plan
• Dental and vision plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee assistance programs
• Financial support and other well-being programs
• $10,000 sign-on bonus
• Shift differentials up to $8.75 per hour

What This Job Offers

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