Registered Nurse (RN) - Part Time
About The Position
The Registered Nurse assists the DON/CNO with directing, planning, coordinating, monitoring, and supervising nursing operations for assigned units. The role oversees behavioral health and nursing services with a positive, empathetic, and professional approach. The RN collaborates with interdisciplinary treatment teams, other departments, and administration to meet residents’ physical, biopsychosocial, age-related, developmental, and cultural needs, and works to resolve customer complaints when needs are not met. The position provides leadership to support compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and nursing practice standards, with patient safety as a top priority. The RN assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, coordinates care, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The role includes administering medications, monitoring and documenting patient status, communicating significant changes to physicians, completing admission and discharge processing, and coordinating unit activities as directed.
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 based on state or facility requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance use nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate their care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to assessed needs.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing services within applicable nursing practice standards, state Nurse Practice Act regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible when transcribed and are handled according to policy and procedure.
- 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 response changes, and related challenges.
- Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission.
- Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
- Administer medications accurately according to ordered notes.
- Accurately 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.
- Direct or coordinate unit activities as assigned.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
- Collaborate with treatment teams, departments, and administration to meet residents’ needs and address complaints.
- Provide leadership that supports regulatory and nursing-practice compliance and prioritizes patient safety.
Benefits
- Free onsite parking.
- $4 lunches for employees.
- Competitive hourly rate with shift differentials available.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan.
- Brand-new, state-of-the-art facility with cutting-edge technology and safety features.
- Professional growth opportunity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
