Registered Nurse FT $15k Sign On
About The Position
Southcoast Behavioral, a mental health treatment center in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, is seeking Registered Nurses to provide care for child and adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. The position is offered full-time and part-time, with evening and night schedules and 8- or 12-hour shifts. Pay is $39.00–$51.00, depending on experience and education. Shift differentials are $5.00 on weekdays and $6.00 on weekends for evening shifts, and $7.00 on weekdays and $8.00 on weekends for night shifts. Full-time registered nurses may be eligible for a sign-on bonus of up to $15,000. Registered Nurses assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, coordinate and provide nursing care, develop care plans, administer medications, maintain records, and communicate with patients, families, physicians, and other members of the treatment team. They work within applicable nursing practice standards, facility policies, and procedures. Safety is emphasized, with Personal Panic Alarm devices used across clinical and non-clinical areas to summon assistance. Acadia Healthcare offers medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental coverage; flexible spending and health savings accounts; voluntary short- and long-term disability coverage; employee assistance and other well-being programs; financial support; tuition reimbursement; and an employee discount program. Eligible employees may also qualify for Massachusetts student loan repayment. Tuition reimbursement of up to $3,000 per benefit year is available to benefits-eligible full-time or part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- A current Registered Nurse (RN) license 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.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience.
- First aid, if required by state or facility requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate and provide care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans, including completing initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and tailoring plans 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 defined by state regulations, facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Ensure verbally received physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
- Assess patients’ 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 responses, and related challenges.
- Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
- Administer medications accurately as ordered and document controlled-substance counts 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.
- Direct or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Prescription drug plan
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings accounts
- Vision coverage
- Dental coverage
- Voluntary short-term disability coverage
- Voluntary long-term disability coverage
- Employee assistance and well-being programs
- Financial support
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $3,000 per benefit year for benefits-eligible employees working at least 30 hours per week
- Employee discount program through PerkSpot, covering over 30,000 merchants
- Massachusetts student loan repayment eligibility
- Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time registered nurses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
