BHCC NURSING - RN Inpatient PRN NIGHTS
About The Position
Legacy Behavioral Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to work nights on a PRN basis at its Behavioral Health Crisis Center (BHCC) in Valdosta, Georgia. The RN provides care to consumers using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The RN interacts with consumers, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining professional nursing standards. The RN promotes consumers’ physical and mental health and works as part of the interdisciplinary treatment team to help consumers assume responsibility for their health. The position coordinates and monitors medical care, including psychiatric and medication services, in accordance with regulatory requirements and individual consumer needs. The posting includes a Spanish-language section describing a Charge Nurse role with distinct leadership duties and qualifications. Those details do not match the RN position in the English job description and have therefore not been used to characterize this role.
Requirements
- Current Georgia RN license.
- Must be CPR and First Aid certified or obtain certification.
- Must be physically able to perform CPR.
- Proficient verbal and written communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.
- Excellent time-management and critical-thinking skills.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Nice To Haves
- BSN preferred.
- At least 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide nursing care through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
- Promote the physical and mental health of consumers and support them in assuming responsibility for their health.
- Interact effectively with consumers, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining professional nursing standards.
- Participate as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team.
- Coordinate and monitor medical care, including psychiatric and medication services, in accordance with regulatory requirements and consumer needs.
- Identify and report adverse medication side effects to the physician.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA regulations.
Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services for full-time and part-time employees, including legal assistance, financial consultations, access to work-life specialists, and up to four counseling sessions.
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