Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time

Acadia • Chattanooga, TN

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Erlanger Behavioral Health Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is hiring a part-time Registered Nurse to provide care for patients with a range of behavioral and physical health needs. The hospital provides mental health care for adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients. The role involves assessing patients, developing and implementing nursing care plans, administering medications, maintaining records, and communicating with patients, families, physicians, and the care team. The starting pay rate is $36 per hour.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• A 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.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

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 specific to assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and 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 verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed according to policy.
• Assess patients on an ongoing basis, gather pertinent information, and document findings.
• Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication response changes, 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 the ordered note.
• Accurately document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Build therapeutic rapport while 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.

What This Job Offers

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