RN Night Shift - $5000 Sign On

Acadia•Texarkana, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Riverview Behavioral Health is a 62-bed psychiatric hospital in Texarkana, Arkansas, serving adults, geriatric patients, and adolescents ages 11–17 who need inpatient care for behavioral health and chemical dependency issues. The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates patient care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, maintaining medical records, and educating patients and families. The role follows applicable nursing standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures. The position is a full-time night shift role, scheduled from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rates starting at $38 per hour and a $5,000 sign-on bonus for full-time RNs. Riverview prioritizes patient and staff safety and uses Personal Panic Alarm devices throughout clinical and non-clinical areas to summon assistance. Acadia Healthcare offers medical and prescription coverage, flexible spending and health savings accounts, vision and dental coverage, voluntary short- and long-term disability coverage, employee assistance programs, financial support, tuition reimbursement, and other benefits.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current Arkansas RN license.
First Aid, CPR, de-escalation, and restraint certifications are required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

One year of nursing experience in the clinical area of service provided by the facility is preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their care.
Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to assessed needs, including completing an initial treatment plan upon admission.
Maintain medical records and document ongoing patient assessments and relevant information.
Educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of nursing practice, applicable state regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
Ensure verbally received physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, changes in medical status, or medication responses.
Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
Administer medications accurately and document controlled-substance counts on required documents.
Complete admission and discharge processes efficiently and accurately.
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 patient treatment.
Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.