Registered Nurse PRN 7 am - 7 pm

UHS • Bradenton, FL

23h

About The Position

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

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care on a designated unit consistent with the center’s philosophy and objectives. The RN prescribes, coordinates, and delegates nursing care through the nursing process, integrated with the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care. The RN is accountable for assigned nursing activities during a shift and helps promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit. The position may involve initiating restraints or seclusion and assessing whether they should continue. The RN also assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.

This is a PRN opportunity with shifts from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The position is a direct hire; the posting says no staffing agencies, recruiters, or locum tenens.

Requirements

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) required.
• Licensure by the Florida Board of Registered Nursing required.
• Must be able to read, understand, and follow policies, procedures, and written treatment plans.
• Must pass a Level 2 Background Screening, including fingerprint-based checks, before starting employment.
• Must pass a pre-employment drug test.
• Must be able to work successfully under highly stressful conditions.
• Must have effective comprehensive reading skills and strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Current CPR or BLS certification, or successful completion during orientation.
• Successful completion of Handle with Care within 7 days of orientation.
• Physical agility to manage patients with crisis prevention interventions; ability to push, pull, and lift up to 50 pounds, with intermittent sitting, standing, walking, bending, and stooping.

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 consistent with the facility’s philosophy and objectives.
• Prescribe, coordinate, and delegate nursing care using the nursing process as part of the multidisciplinary treatment team’s plan of care.
• Be accountable for assigned nursing care activities on a shift basis.
• Promote and enhance professional nursing practice on the unit.
• Initiate restraints or seclusion and assess their continuation when authorized.
• Assume Charge Nurse responsibilities as required.
• Interact with patients whose behavior may be challenging, uncooperative, or aggressive.
• Collaborate appropriately with multidisciplinary team members.

Benefits

• Shift differential on weekends and after 3 p.m. 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.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Associate degree