Registered Nurse (RN)
About The Position
Shorewood Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct care to adolescent patients ages 11–17 in its Adolescent Unit. The role includes a shift differential of $6.00 per hour Monday through Friday for hours worked starting at 3:00 p.m., and $8.00 per hour for all weekend hours worked. Available shifts are days, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., and nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, coordinates and delivers nursing care, develops and implements individualized care plans, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The nurse works within applicable nursing practice standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies, while communicating and collaborating with physicians, patients, families, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
Requirements
- Graduation from 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.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans specific 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 set by the state Nurse Practice Act, regulations, and applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible when taken and transcribed appropriately according to policy.
- 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 the ordered note.
- 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, respect personal space, give direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
