Registered Nurse - PRN Weekends
About The Position
Maple Heights Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for an as-needed (PRN) role with weekend shifts available. The 120-bed inpatient hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, provides comprehensive treatment to adolescents, adults, and seniors experiencing acute symptoms of mental health disorders. The position requires completing a full week of orientation, Monday through Friday. The Registered Nurse assesses and coordinates patients’ physical and behavioral health care, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The nurse provides care in accordance with applicable nursing practice standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies. The role also includes medication administration, monitoring and documenting patient status, communicating significant changes to physicians, supporting admission and discharge processes, and communicating therapeutically with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in treatment.
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 required.
- De-escalation and restraint certification required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
- First aid may be required depending 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 provide 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 services in accordance with the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable standards and regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure verbal physician orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
- Continuously assess patients’ status and gather and document relevant 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.
- Document controlled-substance medication 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.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
