Travel RN Behavioral Health
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Job Description
Position Name: Travel Registered Nurse Behavioral Health
Location: Moosic PA 18507
Start Date: ASAP
Employment Type: Fulltime Travel Contract Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeksAccepting Local and Travel Candidates
Pay Rate: $1798 $1800 weekly
Unit: Inpatient mental health or behavioral health unit/s
Shift: 12 hrs Nights 8p 8.30a Days 8a 8:30 p
Schedule: 36 hours / week guaranteed 3 shifts per week EOW
Position Requirements:
- Registered Nurse: 2 years Required
- Recent/Current Psychiatric Nursing or Behavioral health: 1 year with most recent experience within the last 3 months Required
Education License and Certification Requirements:
- ASN or an equivalent Required
- BSN or an equivalent Highly preferred
- RN License for State of PA or Compact Required
- BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross Required
- CPI or HWC Certification Preferred
Job Description:
- Provide and coordinate nursing care by assessing patients physical and behavioral health needs.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice
- Ensure physicians orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
- Ensure patients status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
- Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox medical emergency change in medical status regarding response to medications and related challenges.
- Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.
- Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.
- Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
- Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries respecting personal space giving patients direct attention and maintaining rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients visitors coworkers and others involved inpatient treatment.
Thanks & Regards
Iris Smith
(332)4565875
Employment Type
Full Time
