Registered Nurse (Inpatient Behavioral Health) - Princeton, NJ - Per Diem (Evening Shift)

Key Roles and Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains a plan of nursing care based on goals derived from identified needs;
• Revises the patients individualized plan of care as indicated;
• Implements individualized nursing plan of care, consistent with established policies, procedures, and protocols;
• Evaluates and documents patient responses to nursing care, and participates in evaluating and improving the delivery of care on the unit;
• Demonstrates accuracy in entering medication orders on the computer and medication administration;
• Provides appropriate coordination of care and intervention to patients undergoing a psychiatric or medical emergency

Scheduling Requirements (Tier 1)

• Works a minimum of three weekend shifts per 6 week schedule.
• Must include one consecutive weekend (Saturday/Sunday).

What We Require for this Role

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required, or in pursuit of; Registered nurse with an Associate’s Degree with greater than 5 years of clinical experience in a clinical specialty may be considered.
• Related Work Experience: 15 months of RN experience required; Psych experience preferred.
• LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT: Basic Life Support (BLS) required; Active RN NJ license required.