Registered Nurse - PRN - Overnights

Description

This is where you change your story

At Meadows Behavioral Health, we understand that new directions to career advancement and improvement can be scary, but we are excited to offer you a possible new, rewarding chapter with us! Come join us in transforming lives!

Who are we?

Meadows Behavioral Health is a leader in the behavioral health industry. We offer a range of specialized programs, including residential, outpatient, and virtual treatment. We provide care for drug and alcohol addiction, trauma, sexual addiction, behavioral health conditions, and co-occurring disorders. We offer state-of-the-art care including neurofeedback and other services. Our evidence-based approach is rooted in decades of clinical experience, with more than 45 years in the field. Our approach is different and success stories from our patients are the proof .

Who are you?

Are you compassionate, innovative, and have a passion to make an impact? Are you looking to get your foot in the door with a company that will believe in your abilities and train you to advance? 75% of our current top-level executive staff are organic internal promotions from within.

We might be a perfect fit for you!

Job Summary

As a Registered Nurse you will provide comprehensive nursing care services utilizing skills of assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. Promote patient safety and the maintenance of quality physical health. Provide oversight to LPNs and / or BHTs. Function as a contributing member of the multidisciplinary team.

Essential Duties Include :

• Promotes patient safety through awareness of the environment of care and in all actions that involve patient care.
• Communicates patient safety issues quickly, clearly and effectively.
• Actively participates as a member of the treatment team, collaborating on the needs of the patients.
• Implements the nursing care plans for patients in accordance with physician orders, policies and procedures of the facility and safe nursing practices.
• Adheres to safe practice if medication administration.
• Provide medication education on all new medications and respond to additional questions or concerns the patient may have regarding medications.
• Interact with patients, family members, external entities and internal staff professionally and respectfully.
• Documentation for medical records and reports is timely, legible, thorough, and in required format.
• Document as required including assessments, treatment plan, nursing notes, medication administration, education, discharge planning, incident reports and medication variances.
• Intervene appropriately with patients experiencing a behavioral crisis situation, i.e., suicidal, threatening behavior, elopement and / or other situations.
• Exhibit leadership by providing clear direction to the team and communication of the patients status to the practitioner.

Qualifications

Education and Experience :