Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN

Village Behavioral Health • Louisville, TN

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Village Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide nursing care at its psychiatric residential treatment center for children and adolescents ages 10–17. The center provides treatment for youth with mental health and/or substance use disorder histories in an outdoor therapeutic setting on 65 wooded acres along the Tennessee River in Louisville, Tennessee. The role offers day or night shifts and a casual work environment where scrubs are not required. The position is PRN.

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 is a plus.
• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored 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 regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed appropriately.
• Assess patient 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 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 orders.
• Accurately document controlled-substance medication counts and administration 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 direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
• Direct or coordinate unit activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

Benefits

• Shift differentials: $4.25 for weeknight shifts from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.; $6.00 for weekend night shifts from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed