TEMP RN $50

Rebound Behavioral Health • Lancaster, SC

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About The Position

Rebound Behavioral Health is hiring a temporary, full-time Registered Nurse for a 13-week assignment at its 63-bed inpatient and outpatient facility. The assignment pays a fixed rate of $50 per hour, is not benefits-eligible, and is a direct temporary opportunity rather than an agency contract. Travel stipends and reimbursements are not provided. Temporary employees may be offered conversion to a regular full-time position at the end of the assignment. Current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible.

The role is available for night shifts, working 12-hour shifts from 7 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., three shifts per week, with every other weekend rotation. Rebound Behavioral Health provides acute inpatient and partial hospitalization programs for adults, with individualized treatment plans focused on recovery.

Requirements

• Graduate of 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.
• At least one year of nursing experience; at least one year of behavioral health experience is specified for this temporary assignment.
• CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification are required; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.

Nice To Haves

• Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, or substance use nursing experience is a plus.
• First aid may be required depending on state or facility requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
• Develop and implement nursing care plans specific to patients’ assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within applicable nursing practice standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbal physicians’ orders are legible when transcribed and are handled according to policy and procedure.
• Assess patients’ status on an ongoing basis and gather and document pertinent information.
• Notify physicians about 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 accurately 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 direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
• Direct or coordinate unit activities as directed.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed