RN - PSYCH

UHS•Liberty Hill, TX

About The Position

Apply today to interview & meet our nursing team! Join us as we work to change lives and transform the delivery of healthcare! Meridell Achievement Center is looking for a dynamic & ambitious Registered Nurse! If you have a desire to work in an engaging environment with a team of professionals dedicated to the healing and health of children and adolescents, we’d love to hear from you! New Grads welcome to apply! Excellent mentoring program available! Shift: Full Time Visit us at: www.meridell.com Meridell Achievement Center is a nationally recognized 134-bed private residential treatment facility that specializes in the treatment of children and adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and neurobehavioral problems. Meridell has been providing exceptional care for our patients for over 50 years! We provide a wide range of services and programs that offer evidence-based treatment proven to have positive outcomes for our patients. Our inpatient and outpatient services offer supportive and compassionate care through specialty programs that are tailored to meet the needs of our patients. Our mission is to provide safe, effective, and compassionate mental health and substance use treatment. We’d love to have you join our team! Benefits for Registered Nurse (RN) include: Premium pay for evenings, overnights and weekends Challenging and rewarding work environment Competitive compensation Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan Generous Paid Time Off 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan Career development opportunities within UHS Registered Nurse (RN) key responsibilities include but not limited to: Provide nursing care for psychiatric patients using the nursing process. To assess mental health needs, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care. To administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician. To ensure safety and provide management and crisis intervention strategies. Patients served include children and adolescents.

Requirements

Current license to practice nursing in Texas (or eligible to receive or renew)
Current CPR or BLS certification.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care for psychiatric patients using the nursing process.
Assess mental health needs, develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care.
Administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician.
Ensure safety and provide management and crisis intervention strategies.
Patients served include children and adolescents.