RN- Psych Registered Nurse
Vernon, TX
Full Time
Experienced
Salary: $45/hr - $50/hr DOE
Weekly Pay with benefit options available
Shifts Available:
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Requirements
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
Weekly Pay with benefit options available
Shifts Available:
- 2nd shift (2:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
- 3rd shift (10:00 pm - 6:00 am)
- w/alternating weekends
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Performs comprehensive assessment of patients' nursing care needs including physical, behavioral, psychiatric, and social needs.
- Observes and analyzes patient behavior and status and documents in the medical record and reports as needed to other team members, including the attending physician.
- May contribute to the development of the individualized treatment plan in collaboration with other treatment team members and based on data obtained from the assessment.
- Utilizes one-to-one assessment and communication skills in therapeutic interactions with patients to assist them in identifying anxiety and developing coping strategies.
- Initiates and implements population-specific nursing interventions based on appropriate standards of care for the assigned patient population.
- Administers medications and treatments as ordered by the physician and maintains medication administration (MAR) and controlled substance drug records according to facility policy.
- Establishes and monitors the therapeutic milieu.
- Initiates and monitors the appropriate use of restraint or seclusion to ensure the safety of the patient and staff members.
Requirements
LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas (or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact)
- Preferably 2+ years as a direct care nurse
- Charge nurse or supervisory experience is preferred
- Current AHA CPR/BLS certification
- Valid Identification
- Comprehensive knowledge of nursing procedures and practices and of the Texas Nursing Practice Act, Rules and Regulations of the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
- Ability to perform a comprehensive nursing assessment inclusive of the patient’s mental health, medical, social, and psychological needs.
- Ability to identify nursing interventions appropriate to the population served.
- Ability to manage and take a leadership role in managing emergencies.
- Ability to communicate effectively with other staff members to provide effective clinical supervision or to relay concerns about the patient to other team members.
- Ability to teach others the principles of psychiatric nursing and maintenance of the therapeutic milieu.
- Experience with direct patient care in a psychiatric setting.
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