Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN - Military veterans preferred

Come grow with us here at South County Mental Health Center!

Job Summary: Provides in-patient psychiatric nursing care to all clients in crisis with the goal of stabilization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

DIRECT NURSING / CLIENT CARE

• Administer medication
• Educate clients on medication
• Intervene verbally and/or physically with clients who are out of control
• Lead Hygiene HIV/AIDS Nutrition Substance Abuse Groups, etc
• Assist clients with activities of daily living
• Answering questions from families and involve families in treatment when feasible, and promote wellness within the family unit
• Complete nursing physical assessment on each client
• One-to-one care, as indicated
• Monitor restraints, suicide and homicide precautions, close observations and timeouts, etc., and follow all standards
• Place client on 24 hour nursing precautions, as needed
• Monitor special diets
• Draw blood and/or collect other laboratory specimen samples
• Minor wound care as indicated
• Assess clients somatic complaints
• Evaluate medical emergencies
• Team meeting with staff
• Admit clients to CSU Administrative admission
• Develop treatment plans with clients
• Monitor client charts for doctors orders and accuracy reviews
• Write progress notes on clients symptoms, activities, or significant behaviors
• Initiate and record restraint and seclusion process
• Record medications and side effects or lack thereof
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• RN Licensed in Florida
• Must be knowledgeable in areas of client rights, Baker Act, confidentiality regulations, and abuse regulations
• Knowledge of medications and side effects; risk of addiction, bloodborne pathogens, OSHA Standards
• 1 year experience in Psychiatric Nursing
  
  

Job Type: PRN

Salary: Up to $45.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Free parking
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid sick time
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance
  
  

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry
  
  

Physical setting:

• Acute care
• Hospital
• Urgent care center
  
  

Standard shift:

• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
  
  

Weekly schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Rotating weekends
• Weekend availability
  
  

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)
  
  

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)
  
  

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Preferred)
  
  

Work Location: In person

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