Job summary
RN Behavioral Health Opportunity ~ New Grads Welcome!Valley Behavioral Health in Barling, AR.Up to $12,000 Sign-On Bonus for FT Night Shift and $10,000 for FT Day Shift
Job seniority: entry level
Responsibilities
• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients' physical and behavioral health needs.• Develop and implement nursing care plans.• Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.• Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.• Ensure physicians' orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.• Ensure patients' status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.• Notify physicians of significant changes in status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in medical status regarding response to medications, and related challenges.• Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.• Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care.• Accurately administer medications per ordered note.
Requirements
• Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.• Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by AR or be eligible to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.• One year of nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance abuse nursing experience a plus.• CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).• First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Key Skills Needed
• Assessing patients' physical and behavioral health needs• Developing and implementing nursing care plans• Maintaining medical records• Educating patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions• Administering medications per ordered note• Demonstrating knowledge and utilization of universal precautions in providing direct patient care
