PRN-Intake Registered Nurse (RN)

Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital•Reno, NV

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses to guide patients on their journey of recovery. As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders. You will support the hospital and program philosophy of care and ensure the safety and well-being of each patient. This role requires the ability to perform suicide assessments and understand suicide precautions, identify and incorporate each patient’s unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan, and maintain accurate and legible documentation that meets current standards and policies. You will also respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services. Through systematic interaction with patients, their significant others, and appropriate healthcare providers, you will collect and analyze data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural, and anticipated discharge needs; determine patient's alcohol or drug toxicity; identify signs of withdrawal; and conduct screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment. You will also document physician’s phone orders and maintain knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting.

Requirements

Current Nevada RN License required
Current CPR certification

Nice To Haves

ADN / BSN or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

Deliver quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients who are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders.
Support the hospital and program philosophy of care and ensure the safety and well-being of each patient.
Perform suicide assessments and understand suicide precautions.
Identify and incorporate each patient’s unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan.
Maintain accurate and legible documentation that meets current standards and policies.
Respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services.
Collect and analyze data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural and anticipated discharge needs.
Determine patient's alcohol or drug toxicity.
Identify signs of withdrawal.
Conduct screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment.
Document physician’s phone orders.
Maintain knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting.