Registered Nurse Days with 7K Bonus

Duties

Provides clinical oversight to nursing personnel providing nursing services to all patients coming for treatment and/or appropriate referral from other clinics.

Administers medication and medical treatment in accordance with policies and physician's orders.

Provides psychiatric nursing interventions and treatment education, provides intervention appropriate to the specific treatment needs of the patient.

Coordinates admissions, transfers, and discharges, and assures that relevant nursing documentation is completed in a timely manner.

Supervises special treatment interventions such as de-escalation, physical restraint, seclusion.

Able to provide leadership and supervision of direct care staff, delegate responsibilities, make shift assignments, and monitor performance.

Provides supervision and quality assurance checks to assure patient supervision, environmental safety, therapeutic structure, facilitation of patient groups and activities of daily living, and delivery of quality patient care by direct care workers.

Provides timely, accurate, and thorough documentation of patient behavior, medication administration, medical interventions, treatment planning, and treatment interventions. Documentation reflects professional standards.

Knowledge of psychiatric nursing skills, ability to assess patient physical and emotional status.

Knowledge of seclusion and restraint protocols, national patient safety standards, age-specific competencies, pain management, and standards established by the Texas Board of Nursing.

Able to accurately convey patient behavior and status verbally and in writing. Professional verbal and written skills for communicating patient status, and treatment needs to clients, families, professionals, and employees of the facility.

Able to facilitate medication education groups, and training/assisting ADLs. Proficiency with training and oversight of vital signs checks.

Able to safely de-escalate and manage aggressive patients, to oversee seclusion and physical restraint of patients per policy. Able to handle multiple projects under deadlines with short notice.

Maintains professional therapeutic relationships with staff, patients, families, and visitors. Able to maintain patient confidentiality.

Requirements

Education/Training: Graduate of an accredited school for Registered Nurse program

Licensure/Certification: Current unrestricted Texas Registered Nurse licensure

Experience: Prefer 2+ years work experience in a behavioral health setting, hospital, nursing home.

Benefits

Lucrative Sign On Bonus for Full-Time position (paid out in 4 equal quarterly installments)

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

401K Retirement Plan

Healthcare Spending Account

Dependent Care Spending Account

PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay

Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term, and Universal plans are also available.)

Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)