Registered Nurse TEMP

Acadia • New Castle, DE

5d • Onsite

About The Position

MeadowWood Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse for a temporary, full-time, 13-week assignment in New Castle, Delaware. The fixed rate is $65 per hour. This is a direct temporary opportunity, not an agency contract, and it is not benefits-eligible. Travel stipends and reimbursements are not provided. Candidates must have at least one year of behavioral health experience and be available for evening and night shifts. Temporary employees may be offered conversion to a regular full-time position after the assignment; a $5,000 full-time conversion bonus is advertised. Current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible.

MeadowWood Behavioral Health is a 120-bed treatment center providing inpatient and outpatient services to adults and adolescents. New-hire registered nurses attend hospital-wide orientation and then receive unit orientation with a preceptor. The hospital describes its approach as offering comprehensive training and personalized support.

The registered nurse provides and coordinates patient care, assesses physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The nurse follows applicable nursing practice standards, regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols; administers medications; documents care and controlled-substance counts; processes admissions and discharges; monitors patient status and reports significant changes to physicians; and communicates therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment. The nurse also maintains professional boundaries and may coordinate unit activities as directed.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• A current Registered Nurse license required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
• At least one year of nursing experience; the assignment description specifically requires at least one year of behavioral health experience.
• Availability for evening and night shifts.
• 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 health, behavioral health, or substance use nursing experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans, including initial plans specific to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within applicable Nurse Practice Act standards, regulations, and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal 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 about significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication-response changes, and related challenges.
• Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
• Administer medications accurately according to orders 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 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.

Benefits

• Flexible scheduling may be available.
• Career advancement opportunities.
• Referral bonuses available.
• Opportunity to convert to a regular full-time position after the assignment, with a $5,000 conversion bonus.
• Training and orientation program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed