Registered Nurse PRN 7 pm - 7 am

UHS • Bradenton, FL

23h

About The Position

Palm Shores Behavioral Health Center provides mental health care and education services for adolescents ages 11–17 experiencing behavioral, emotional, educational, family, and social challenges. Its program promotes healthy behaviors and helps prepare children to transition back home.

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on an assigned unit in keeping with the facility’s philosophy and objectives. The nurse prescribes, coordinates, and delegates care using the nursing process, integrated with the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care. The Registered Nurse is accountable for assigned nursing activities during the shift, promotes and enhances professional nursing practice on the unit, may initiate restraints or seclusion and assess whether they should continue, and assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities as required. This opportunity is for PRN shifts from 7 pm to 7 am.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN).
• Licensure by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing.
• Pass a Level 2 Background Screening, including fingerprint submission and U.S. federal, state, and city checks, before employment begins.
• Pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.
• Interact positively with patients who may exhibit challenging, uncooperative, or aggressive behavior.
• Work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.
• Have effective comprehensive reading skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Hold current CPR or BLS certification, or successfully complete certification during orientation.
• Successfully complete Handle with Care within 7 days of orientation.
• Meet physical requirements that include managing patients using crisis prevention interventions and pushing, pulling, and lifting up to 50 pounds.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing preferred.
• Clinical experience in a psychiatric setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care on a designated unit.
• Prescribe, coordinate, and delegate nursing care using the nursing process and the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care.
• Remain accountable for assigned nursing care activities during the shift.
• Promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit.
• Initiate restraints or seclusion and assess continuation when authorized.
• Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.
• Read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.
• Interact positively with patients whose behavior may be challenging, uncooperative, or aggressive.
• Collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.

Benefits

• Shift differential on weekends and after 3 pm during the week.
• Tuition savings to continue nursing education with Chamberlain University.
• In-house Psychiatric Nurse Residency Transition-to-Practice Orientation (20 CEUs).
• Career development opportunities across UHS and its 300+ locations.
• Diverse programming to expand experience.
• HealthStream online learning catalogue with free CEU courses.
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program.
• Continuing education options and opportunities for skills diversification and career advancement.
• A safe and supportive environment that puts patient care first and values the nursing profession.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree