Registered Nurse- AM and PM

Park Place Behavioral Healthcare•Kissimmee, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse manages staff and medications in the Crisis Units and integrates with staff and other departments contributing to patient care. The Staff Nurse performs medication management, nursing assessments, treatment planning, and other registered-nurse duties. The role requires responding to patient anger in a way that promotes a positive learning experience and physically de-escalating crises involving mental health patients. The nurse assesses patients’ medical and psychiatric status within 24 hours of admission, implements and documents safety measures and plans of care, observes and reports patient signs and symptoms, documents nursing observations and actions, and administers medications and performs procedures as ordered. The role also requires maintaining patient confidentiality, ethical conduct, and working knowledge of psychiatric interventions, medication practices, and documentation standards.

Requirements

Be a Registered Nurse with appropriate education and experience and licensure in the State of Florida.
Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with clients, in staff meetings, and with supervisors.
Have intermediate to advanced experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), personal computers, and standard office productivity software.
Read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operation and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Be available as needed when required; the agency operates 24/7.
For positions requiring driving a personal or agency vehicle on agency business, hold a valid Class E driver’s license.
For positions requiring use of a personal vehicle on agency business, maintain at least $50,000 in bodily injury and property liability insurance and provide proof.
Understand commonly encountered patient conditions and the psychological and physiological basis for treatment.
Know medication policies and practices, including side effects, dosage, and client response.
Demonstrate safe and accurate medication administration, including transcription and documentation according to established policies.
Document psychiatric symptoms and plans of care appropriately.
Use and navigate an electronic health record.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ medical and psychiatric status within 24 hours of admission.
Assess, implement, and document safety measures needed for patients.
Implement plans of care and interventions.
Observe, record, and report medical and psychiatric signs and symptoms to appropriate personnel.
Use effective problem-solving skills.
Respond to patient anger in a manner that promotes a positive learning experience.
Physically de-escalate crisis situations involving mental health patients.
Maintain working knowledge of psychiatric intervention skills.
Document pertinent nursing observations and actions in patient medical records, reflecting the plan of care.
Administer medications and perform procedures as ordered by physicians, accurately and efficiently, using appropriate knowledge of pharmacology and basic nursing care.
Maintain patient confidentiality and ethical conduct.
Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.