PRN-Intake Registered Nurse Nights/ Weekends (RN)

About the role

The beautiful Reno Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is growing and we need more amazing Nurses to help guide our patients on their journey of recovery! As a Registered Nurse, you will deliver quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients who are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders.

Responsibilities

• Support the hospital and program philosophy of care and ensure the safety and well-being of each patient
• Perform suicide assessments and understand suicide precautions
• Identify and incorporate each patient's unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan
• Provide accurate and legible documentation that meets current standards and policies
• Respond to telephone and face-to-face inquiries from persons seeking mental health care or information about mental health-related services
• Through a systematic process of interaction with patients, the patient's significant others, and the appropriate health care providers, collect and analyze data regarding the patient's physical, psychosocial, environmental, self-care, educational, spiritual, cultural and anticipated discharge needs
• Determine patient's alcohol or drug toxicity; identify signs of withdrawal; conduct screenings or assessments to determine needs of treatment
• Document physician's phone orders
• Maintain knowledge of legal guidelines pertaining to EMTALA/COBRA and abuse/neglect reporting

Requirements

• Current Nevada RN License required
• ADN / BSN or equivalent preferred
• Current CPR certification

Benefits

A full benefits package is available the first of the month following just one month of employment! This package includes:

• Medical (three plans to choose from)
• Dental (two plans to choose from)
• Vision
• Life Insurance options, including plans for spouse and children
• 401(k)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Short Term Disability
• Long Term Disability
• Very generous PTO plan

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