TEMP Registered Nurse - $60/hr
About The Position
TrustPoint Hospital in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is hiring a temporary, full-time Registered Nurse for a 13-week assignment. The position pays a fixed rate of $60 per hour and follows a day-shift schedule of three 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 to 7:00, with rotating weekends. The assignment is not benefits-eligible, and travel stipends or reimbursements are not provided. This is a direct temporary opportunity, not an agency contract. Temporary employees may be offered the opportunity to convert to a regular full-time position; current Acadia Healthcare employees are not eligible for this assignment. TrustPoint is an inpatient psychiatric and physical rehabilitation hospital serving adolescents, adults, and seniors. Its services include rehabilitation, medical psychiatry, and inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care. The hospital’s units and programs include Adult Thought & Mood Disorders, Child, Adolescent, Geriatric, IDD, Physical Rehab & Medicine, ECT, and PHP. The Registered Nurse assesses patients’ physical and behavioral health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, provides and coordinates nursing care, maintains medical records, administers medications, and communicates with patients, families, physicians, and the treatment team. The nurse practices within applicable state regulations and facility and corporate policies and procedures.
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 behavioral health experience is required.
- At least one year of nursing experience.
- CPR certification required.
- De-escalation and restraint certification 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.
- First aid, if required by state or facility requirements.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and provide and coordinate care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans, ensuring initial plans are completed upon admission and are specific to 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 state Nurse Practice Act regulations and applicable 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 of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and related challenges.
- Use universal precautions while 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 patients direct attention, and maintain rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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