Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time
About The Position
The Registered Nurse assists the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising nursing operations for assigned units. The role oversees behavioral health and nursing services while maintaining a positive, empathetic, and professional approach. The nurse collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments, and administration to address residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs; respond to complaints; support compliance with regulations and nursing practice standards; and prioritize patient safety. The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, delivers nursing services within applicable practice standards and policies, administers medications, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The position also supports admission and discharge processes, communicates with physicians about significant changes in patient status, and coordinates unit activities as directed.
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, behavioral, or substance use nursing experience.
- First aid, where 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 based on assessed needs.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care within the applicable state Nurse Practice Act, standards of practice, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- 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 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 as directed.
- Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients, respect personal space, give patients 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.
- Assist the DON/CNO with nursing operations and support compliance with applicable regulations and nursing practice standards.
Benefits
- Free onsite parking.
- Employee lunches for $4.
- Competitive hourly rate with shift differentials available.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan.
- Professional growth opportunities.
- Brand-new, state-of-the-art facility with cutting-edge technology and safety features.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
