PRN Registered Nurse (RN)
About the role
Unity Psychiatric Care, a division of Franklin, Tennessee-based American Health Partners Inc., operates psychiatric hospitals in Memphis, Clarksville, Columbia, and Martin, Tennessee, as well as in Huntsville and Bridgeport, Alabama. These hospitals specialize in treating patients who are experiencing a mental health crisis or behavioral disturbances, including those caused by dementia. Services will include a full range of diagnostic evaluation and behavioral health treatments. For more information, visit UnityPsych.com. As a registered nurse (RN) at Unity Psychiatric Care, you will enjoy a workplace that makes the most of your skills and experience, while rewarding you with a generous compensation package and a chance to advance in your career.
Responsibilities
- Evaluating and caring for patients from admission to discharge
- Carrying out physician’s orders, completing clinical assessments, initiating and updating treatment plans
- Providing group and individual therapy/education to patients
- Providing treatment and interventions that may require restraints or seclusion
- Educating family members regarding medication administration and side effects, patient disorder characteristics, disease prevention and basic coping skills
Qualifications
- One year of clinical nursing experience preferably in geriatrics and/or mental health
- Graduate from an accredited school of nursing with a registered nursing degree
- Current state registered nursing (RN) license
Requirements
- Job will require frequent lifting of objects up to 50 pounds
Schedule
- Position may require unscheduled overtime, week-end work
- Must be willing and able to work flexible hours