Registered Nurse

Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital • Valdosta, GA

26d • $34 - $49 • Onsite

About The Position

Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring Registered Nurses to provide care at its adolescent and adult psychiatric hospital and treatment center in Valdosta, Georgia. The position is available on a full-time schedule with 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m. shifts. Pay is $34.09–$49.46 per hour, depending on years of experience. Sign-on bonuses are listed as $7,500 for full-time day shifts and $10,000 for full-time night shifts.

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.
• First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance abuse nursing experience.

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 families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within applicable state Nurse Practice Act standards and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal physician orders are legible and transcribed appropriately according to policy.
• 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 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, respect personal space, give 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

• Sign-on bonus: $7,500 for full-time day shifts.
• Sign-on bonus: $10,000 for full-time night shifts.

What This Job Offers

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