RN Nights Behavioral Health
About The Position
Cross Creek Hospital in Austin, Texas, is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for its night-shift Behavioral Health unit. The hospital is a 90-bed acute inpatient psychiatric facility serving adults and geriatric patients and providing inpatient, detox, and partial hospitalization services. It offers comprehensive treatment for people experiencing mental health issues and substance use disorder concerns. The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, coordinates and delivers nursing care, develops and implements care plans, maintains records, and educates patients and families. The role includes administering and documenting medications, monitoring changes in patients’ status, communicating with physicians and the treatment team, and supporting safe and therapeutic care in accordance with nursing standards, state regulations, and facility policies.
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.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance use disorder nursing experience.
- First aid, which may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored 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 nursing practice, state Nurse Practice Act regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure verbally received physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy.
- Assess patients 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 accurately on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately.
- 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
- 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 programs
- Financial support
- Tuition reimbursement
- Well-being programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
