Registered Nurse

Mount Carmel Behavioral Health • Columbus, OH

26d • $36 - $45 • Onsite

About The Position

Mount Carmel Behavioral Health Hospital is hiring Registered Nurses to provide acute inpatient behavioral health care for adult men and women age 18 and above at its Columbus, Ohio facility. Nurses assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, coordinate and deliver care, develop nursing care plans, maintain medical records, administer medications, and educate patients and families. The role requires nursing practice consistent with applicable state regulations and facility and corporate policies. Full-time day and night schedules are available.

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 abuse nursing experience.
• First aid, which may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans, including initial plans completed upon admission and plans specific to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice defined by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately according to policy.
• 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.
• Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
• Administer medications accurately according to orders and document controlled-substance 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 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.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

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