Registered Nurse (RN) - Nights 7 PM - 7 AM
About The Position
Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) to join their nurse team. Greenleaf Behavioral Health Hospital is Valdosta’s leading psychiatric hospital & treatment center for adolescents & adults. Our 113-bed facility offers inpatient hospitalization, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programming for adolescents, teens, and adults struggling with depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, behavioral issues, and other mental health illnesses. The Registered Nurse (RN) at Greenleaf Center is essential to our patient's recovery. As an RN, you have the opportunity to enhance your current nursing skill set, develop new capabilities, assume greater responsibilities, and become a recognized leader in your field. Every day that you are with us, you will make a vital contribution to the health and well-being of individuals in crisis and their loved ones. Experience working with a Military patient population preferred, not required.
Requirements
- Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- Must possess current RN license as required by Georgia.
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
- This role requires you to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per local, state and/or federal laws/regulations. A medical or religious exemption form is available.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with a Military patient population preferred, not required.
- One year of nursing experience within clinical area of service provided by facility.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
- Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
- Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.
- Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
- Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
- Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
- Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus available for full-time positions only
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
- Health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FS)
- Prescription drug coverage
- A focus on training: mentorship programs, and training orientation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
