Registered Nurse (RN) - $8k Bonus
About The Position
Glenwood Behavioral Health Hospital is an 80-bed behavioral health hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, providing inpatient and outpatient psychiatric treatment to adolescents and adults. The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, maintaining medical records, and educating patients and families. The role provides nursing care in accordance with the state Nurse Practice Act and applicable facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols. The nurse monitors and documents patients’ status, communicates significant changes to physicians, administers medications, completes admission and discharge processes, and supports the activities of the unit as directed. The position also involves maintaining therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries and communicating therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, colleagues, and others involved in treatment. Full-time and part-time positions are available for day or night shifts. Shifts are 12 hours, three days per week.
Requirements
- Graduate of 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.
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 provide and coordinate care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to assessed needs.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice set by state regulations and applicable facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure verbally received physicians’ 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.
- 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 counts on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients, including respecting personal space 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
- Pay range of $35 to $45 per hour.
- $8,000 sign-on bonus for full-time positions.
- Night shift differentials from $4 to $5 per hour.
- Competitive hourly rate with shift differential available.
- Major group health insurance, including medical, dental, and vision.
- 401(k) plan.
- Excellent training program.
- Professional growth opportunity at a brand-new hospital.
- Annual performance evaluation and compensation review.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
