Registered Nurse

Rio Vista Behavioral Health • El Paso, TX

23h

About The Position

Rio Vista Behavioral Health is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse at its mental health hospital in El Paso, Texas. The RN supports adults and teens on their recovery journeys by assessing and coordinating their physical and behavioral health care, developing nursing care plans, administering medications, maintaining records, and communicating with patients, families, physicians, and the care team. The position offers day or night schedules with 12-hour shifts.

Requirements

• Graduated 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 required.
• De-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans, including completing initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and tailoring plans to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within applicable nursing practice standards, state Nurse Practice Act regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure verbally received physician 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 responses, or other related challenges.
• Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
• Administer medications accurately according to orders and document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Build therapeutic rapport by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining 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, dental, and vision benefits.
• FSA/HSA options.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Short- and long-term disability.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Financial wellness resources.
• Modern, state-of-the-art facility.
• Supportive, team-first culture.
• Opportunities to grow skills and career.

What This Job Offers

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