RN - Behavioral Health - Mental Health (Nights) Job at Willow Creek Behavioral Health

Willow Creek Behavioral Health Green Bay, WI 54311

ABOUT THE FACILITY

Facility offers free Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Facility does not admit any COVID positive patients

We Believe in providing the highest quality of behavioral health care through demonstrating compassion, empathy and perseverance for our patients and their entrusting families. Willow Creek Behavioral Health is a new 72 bed psychiatric hospital. This state-of-the-art facility underscores our commitment to individuals and families seeking support and treatment with debilitating psychiatric concerns. Willow Creek Behavioral Health provides access and services to all persons meeting admission and continuing stay criteria without regards to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, national origin, military status, veteran status, medical status, handicap or mental/physical disability. Our patient population reflects the fullest diversity of the community in which we serve. All staff are to conduct themselves with respect and consideration for others, and to appropriately intervene in situations below this standard. Child (age 1 – 12 years) Adolescent (age 13 – 17 years) Adult (age 18 – 64 years) Geriatric (age 65 years +)

Upon completion of orientation and under general supervision, provides professional nursing care to behaviorally disturbed and mentally ill patients. The Registered Nurse communicates and works collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team i.e. medical staff, administration, clinicians, dietitians and milieu personnel. Takes reasonable care and precautions to ensure high patient safety standards and a therapeutic environment exist. Assumes professional responsibility for both critical and “nice to know” communication occurs in support of continuity of care. Continuously serves as a professional nursing role model to patients, their families, colleagues and concerned others. May assume a coordinating or supervisory role with assigned licensed nursing and milieu personnel i.e. assignments, monitoring schedule/work, follow-through and high acuity direction.

Job Description:

  • Consults, follows and documents with sufficient detail nursing care according to facility policy and procedures. When policies do not comprehensively cover the nursing/administrative practice, initiates supervision with nursing's chain of command, medical staff and/or administrator-on-call if afterhours.
  • Effectively communicates with the medical staff, receives verbal/written orders and takes care to minimize abbreviation or other errors.
  • Conducts a comprehensive nursing assessment on all patients admitted within eight (8) hours. Corresponding documentation reflects the medical and emotional status, admitting orders and the initial care plan.
  • Identifies indicators for reassessment of the patients' conditions, reaction/responsiveness and involvement of other disciplines.
  • Administers medications, observes compliance/safe administration, consults pharmacy when indicated and records effectiveness or reactions to psychotropic and other medications.
  • Safely and accurately performs vital signs, electrocardiograms, phlebotomy/labs and diabetic/glucose monitoring. Interprets results and takes appropriate nursing action.
  • Provides patient education and verifies understanding.
  • Arranges for additional consultations and test, and proactively coordinate transportation when needed.
  • Monitors the work of assigned licensed and non-licensed personnel. When indicated initiates a refresher or recertifies competency in nursing processes.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

  • WI (or compact) RN license - REQUIRED
  • New Grads are welcome to apply
  • Rate Range $30-40 depending on experience level
  • COVID vaccine required - Will consider medical or religious exemptions

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: Up to $65,520.00 per year

Medical specialties:

  • Psychiatry

Physical setting:

  • Hospital

Standard shift:

  • Day shift

Supplemental schedule:

  • On call

Weekly schedule:

  • 3x12

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Green Bay, WI 54311: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

  • Nursing: 2 years (Required)
  • behavioral health: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

  • WI (or compact) RN license (Required)

Work Location: In person




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