Registered Nurse - PRN Weekends

Acadia • Fort Wayne, IN

14h

About The Position

Maple Heights Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse for an as-needed (PRN) role serving weekend shifts. The 120-bed inpatient hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, provides comprehensive treatment for adolescents, adults, and seniors experiencing acute symptoms of mental health disorders. The nurse must complete a full week of orientation, Monday through Friday.

The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, coordinates and provides care, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The role delivers nursing services in accordance with applicable nursing practice regulations and facility and corporate policies. The nurse monitors and documents patient status, communicates significant changes to physicians, administers and documents medications, completes admission and discharge processes, and supports therapeutic, professional communication and coordination on the unit.

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.
• De-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance use nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their 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 care within the standards and scope of practice set by state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed in accordance with policy and procedure.
• Assess patients 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 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.

What This Job Offers

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