Psych Registered Nurse (RN) Job at Ascension St. Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital
Ascension St. Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital Nashville, TN 37228
From $34 an hour
Overview:
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital is Nashville's Leading behavioral health treatment center and is a 90-bed adult (18+) inpatient psychiatric hospital that provides a full continuum of behavioral health treatment services for adults and senior adults.
Day in the life of a Registered Nurse:
Population: Adults 18-64 and Seniors 65 and older
Schedule: We have full and part-time staff RN positions available for day and night shifts. Shifts are 12 hours, 3 days per week with shift differentials available. All full-time RNs rotate weekends.
Registered Nurse (RN) Benefits:
Qualifications:
AHRN Responsibilities:
We are looking to add compassionate Psychiatric RNs to our nurse team! Apply now!
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital is Nashville's Leading behavioral health treatment center and is a 90-bed adult (18+) inpatient psychiatric hospital that provides a full continuum of behavioral health treatment services for adults and senior adults.
Day in the life of a Registered Nurse:
As an RN at Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral, your day-to-day will consist of assessments and treatment plans, completing shift reports, rounding in the milieu, monitoring the milieu, medication administration, checking in with BHAs, following up on incidents, ensuring regulatory compliance, etc.
Population: Adults 18-64 and Seniors 65 and older
Schedule: We have full and part-time staff RN positions available for day and night shifts. Shifts are 12 hours, 3 days per week with shift differentials available. All full-time RNs rotate weekends.
Registered Nurse (RN) Benefits:
Ascension Saint Thomas Behavioral Health provides a comprehensive package of benefits for our nurses. Just a few of our current benefits include:
Competitive base rate starting at $34- Shift differentials up to $5.00
- Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000 (20% Paid out on your 1st Paycheck!)
- Retention Bonus Program
- Employee EAP Program
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Acadia Healthcare 401(k) plan
- Excellent psychiatric training program
- Professional growth opportunity that is second to none in the industry. Join a team with defined career paths and a national family of hospitals and facilities.
Qualifications:
EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS
- Must have graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
- Must possess a current Registered Nurse (RN) license as required by Tennessee 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.
AHRN
REGISTERED NURSE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- 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.
- Document accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers, and others involved inpatient treatment.
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