Registered Nurse; RN - Behavioral - Day Shift

Responsibilities

This full-time opportunity on our Behavioral unit offers 36 hours per week, full benefits, and a convenient overnight shift schedule. There is opportunity for overtime and to cover various shifts if interested.

Texas Neuro Rehab Center is a specialized treatment facility located ten minutes from downtown Austin on 67 wooded acres. Originally a cattle ranch, the land was purchased in 1943 as part of The Brown Schools and has operated as a medical rehabilitation and behavioral healthcare facility for over 80 years. Today, Texas Neuro Rehab Center provides complex medical and brain and spinal cord injury rehab for ages 13 years and older and neuropsychiatric treatment for youth.

The capabilities of the facility as a whole allow for integrated and specialized care for children, adolescents and adults facing difficult challenges. Texas Neuro Rehab Center is internationally known for improving the quality of life for many children, adolescents and adults, and it will continue to provide innovative approaches to neurobehavioral healthcare.

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• Tuition Assistance
• Loan Forgivness
• Tuition savings to continue your nursing education with Chamberlain University
• Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
• Diverse programming to expand your experience
• Health Stream online learning catalogue with plenty of free CEU courses
• Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Pet Insurance
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

If you would like to learn more about the Registered Nurse position before applying, please contact Selena Waltman, Director of Nursing at  and by phone at .

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Requirements:

• SKILLS KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of appropriate nursing assessment, diagnoses, and interventions with patients. Knowledge of milieu management. Ability to direct subordinates in the performance of their duties. Ability to accurately administer medication and monitor side-effects. Ability to safely implement Special Treatment Procedures. Ability to develop therapeutic relationships with patients and families. Skill in preparing and maintaining appropriate medical record documentation.
• EDUCATION: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing. BSN preferred.
• LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION: Current Driver s License or State issued  State of Texas Registered Nurse License. Current CPR certification. RN, CRRN preferred.
• EXPERIENCE: One year of inpatient medical surgery, medical rehabilitation experience preferred.
• PHYSICAL/GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: Able to sustain physical activity throughout scheduled shift. Able to remain on feet throughout scheduled shift. Able to lift, carry, and lower 50 pounds without assistance. Able to push patients in wheel chairs up and down hills and pursue running patients. Able to transfer patients to and from wheelchairs, beds, toilets, and vehicles. Verbal skills to communicate to deescalate a crisis situation.
  
  Writing skills to accurately convey patient behavior and status. Visual observation skills to convey verbally and in writing patient behavior. Writing skills to include legibility and correct grammar to convey patient behavior and other information in the patient chart. Ability to assist in direct patient care from prompting through total care. Able to feed patients. Regular attendance. Hearing and vision sufficient to perform essential job functions.
  
  Emotional stability and ability to deal with changing priorities.

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