Registered Nurse RN PRN Days

About the role

The Registered Nurse at Haven Behavioral Healthcare is a key leader in milieu management and patient care. This position requires a strong commitment to professional nursing practice, patient safety, and the promotion of wellness.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Identifies and manages patient risks, develops individualized treatment plans, and monitors patient progress.
• Administers medications safely and educates patients on their prescribed treatments.
• Documents patient care accurately and ensures continuity of care.
• Communicates effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Assists in staff assignments and delegation of duties.
• Participates in ongoing professional development and maintains licensure.

Requirements

• Current, active license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
• Minimum of an Associate Degree in Nursing.
• One year of inpatient hospital experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a high-stress environment and manage patient escalations.
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written.
• Understanding of cultural diversity and special needs populations.
• Knowledge of normal physical and emotional development.
• Self-confidence and ability to lead and direct others.
• CPR certification and completion of an Oceans-approved behavioral health de-escalation program.

Qualifications / Skills Requirements

• Adaptable to a high-stress environment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Understands and can apply critical thinking for continuous improvement of patient care.
• Exhibits self-confidence and conceptual thinking abilities.
• Capable of managing unpredictable patient behavior and handling disagreeable odors and sights.
• Willingness to assist staff and patients.

Work Environment

• Subject to many interruptions.
• Pressure due to multiple calls and inquiries.
• 12-hour rotating shifts.
• Might experience high-paced and stressful situations.
• Requires spending approximately 90% or more of the time inside a protected environment from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.