RN Up to $15k Bonus

East Tennessee Behavioral Health•Knoxville, TN

2d•$43•Onsite

About The Position

East Tennessee Behavioral Health is hiring Registered Nurses for full-time and part-time day and night shifts. The role provides and coordinates care for patients with physical and behavioral health needs in a supportive, team-oriented environment. Nurses work 12-hour shifts with rotating weekends. The organization describes visible and accessible administrative support and opportunities for career growth. Compensation is listed as up to $43 per hour, with a $6 per hour night differential and an $8 per hour weekend-night differential. Sign-on bonuses are $10,000 for full-time day nurses and $15,000 for full-time night nurses. Employees are eligible for a $1,000 RN referral bonus.

Requirements

Graduate of 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.
First aid, if required by state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate 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 standards and scope of practice, state Nurse Practice Act regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
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 responses, 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.
Document controlled-substance medication counts accurately on required documents.
Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients.
Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.