Registered Nurse - Gentle Path

MEADOWS OF WICKENBURG INC•Wickenburg, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Registered Nurse, you will provide comprehensive nursing care services utilizing skills of assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. You will promote patient safety and the maintenance of quality physical health. You will provide oversight to LPNs and/or BHTs and function as a contributing member of the multidisciplinary team.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing required.
Current AZ or Compact State Registered Nurse License in good standing.
CPR and CPI Certification

Nice To Haves

Minimum of one year psychiatric experience preferred

Responsibilities

Promotes patient safety through awareness of the environment of care and in all actions that involve patient care.
Communicates patient safety issues quickly, clearly, and effectively.
Actively participates as a member of the treatment team, collaborating on the needs of the patients.
Implements the nursing care plans for patients in accordance with physician orders, policies and procedures of the facility and safe nursing practices.
Adheres to safe practice if medication administration.
Provide medication education on all new medications and respond to additional questions or concerns the patient may have regarding medications.
Interact with patients, family members, external entities, and internal staff professionally and respectfully.
Documentation for medical records and reports is timely, legible, thorough, and in required format.
Document as required including assessments, treatment plan, nursing notes, medication administration, education, discharge planning, incident reports, and medication variances.
Intervene appropriately with patients experiencing a behavioral crisis situation, i.e., suicidal, threatening behavior, elopement, and/or other situations.
Exhibit leadership by providing clear direction to the team and communication of the patients status to the practitioner.