RN TEMP $60h HR

Sonora Behavioral Health • Tucson, AZ

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Sonora Behavioral Health in Tucson, Arizona, is hiring a temporary Registered Nurse for a 13-week, full-time nursing assignment on the night shift. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week, including every other weekend, at a fixed rate of $60 per hour. This is a direct temporary opportunity, not an agency contract, and is not benefits-eligible. Travel stipends and reimbursements are not provided. Temporary employees may be eligible to convert to a regular full-time position if offered. Current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible.

Sonora Behavioral Health is a 140-bed mental health treatment center serving children, adolescents, and adults. The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates patient care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, administering medications, documenting care, and communicating with patients, families, physicians, and the care team. The nurse practices within applicable state regulations and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.

Requirements

• Graduation from 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 behavioral health experience; the qualifications section also specifies one year of nursing experience and lists prior psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance-use nursing experience as a plus.
• Availability for 12-hour shifts.
• CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
• First aid may be required depending 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 specific to patients’ assessed needs.
• Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
• Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice defined by the state Nurse Practice Act and applicable policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Ensure verbally received physicians’ 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 status changes, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and other medical-status concerns.
• 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 ordered notes.
• Accurately document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
• Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
• Establish therapeutic rapport while maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
• Direct or coordinate unit activities as assigned.
• Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.

What This Job Offers

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