Registered Nurse RN Sign On
About The Position
Covington Behavioral Health Hospital is seeking full-time Registered Nurses to care for adolescent patients ages 5–11. Day and night shifts are listed, with a flexible scheduling model. The hospital is a licensed 104-bed center that provides inpatient treatment to adult and adolescent patients experiencing acute changes in emotional and mental well-being. Treatment aims to alleviate distress, provide stability, and improve patients’ ability to live productive and satisfying lives. The position offers a rate of $34–$42 per hour, with night and weekend shift differentials of $5.00–$6.30 per hour. Sign-on bonuses are listed as $10,000 for full-time day shifts and $15,000 for full-time night shifts. The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates patient care, develops and implements nursing care plans, maintains medical records, educates patients and families, administers medications, and communicates with physicians and the treatment team. Care must comply with applicable nursing practice standards, state regulations, and facility and corporate policies. The role also includes admission and discharge processing, ongoing assessment and documentation, therapeutic engagement, and coordinating unit activities as directed.
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.
- One year of nursing experience.
- CPR certification and de-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental health, behavioral health, 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 assessed needs.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care and services in accordance with the state Nurse Practice Act, applicable regulations, and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
- 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 of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication response concerns, and related challenges.
- Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission.
- Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
- Administer medications accurately according to ordered notes.
- Document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Maintain therapeutic rapport and professional boundaries with patients.
- Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus of $10,000 for full-time day shifts or $15,000 for full-time night shifts.
- Medical coverage.
- Prescription drug plan.
- Flexible spending accounts.
- Health savings accounts.
- Vision coverage.
- Dental coverage.
- Voluntary short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Employee assistance programs.
- Financial support.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Night and weekend shift differentials of $5.00–$6.30 per hour.
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Job Type
Full-time
