Registered Nurse - Days

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville • Danville, PA

13d • Onsite

About The Position

Geisinger Behavioral Health Center Danville is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse to care for pediatric and adult patients on the day shift. New graduates are welcome. The facility is a 96-bed behavioral health hospital established through a partnership between Acadia Healthcare and Geisinger Health. It provides inpatient treatment, intensive outpatient programming, and ECT services, and serves as a teaching hospital for students and residents of Geisinger’s College of Health Sciences.

The RN assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, provides and coordinates nursing care, maintains medical records, and educates patients and families. The nurse works within applicable nursing practice standards, regulations, and facility and corporate policies; monitors and documents patient status; communicates significant changes to physicians; administers medications; and supports admission and discharge processes. The role also involves therapeutic, professional communication and coordination of unit activities as directed.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• A 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.
• First aid may be required based 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 their 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 physician orders are legible and transcribed 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 concerns, 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, provide 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.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off.
• Medical, dental, and prescription drug plans.
• Health savings accounts.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement, including for ANCC certification in Psychiatric Mental Health nursing.
• Career development opportunities within Acadia Healthcare and its 250+ locations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree