Admissions Rn - Prn

Registered Nurse (RN) – PRN

Shifts:

Various 12 hr. Shifts

The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide primary care coordination for patients and implement a collaborative care plan as prescribed by the physician and treatment team.

Duties include:

Perform assessments including mental health needs; develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care; administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician; ensure safety and provide consistent therapeutic milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.

Education:

Graduate from an accredited school of professional nursing. Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Experience:

A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a psychiatric health‑care facility preferred.

Licensure:
Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida, BLS.

Additional Requirements:

CPR certification and successful completion of restraining procedures training within 30 days of employment. Understanding of The Joint Commission (TJC), AHCA, OSHA and applicable state and federal regulatory requirements.

• Move efficiently enough to meet the needs of several patients and/or move rapidly to provide timely intervention of patient aggression.
• Able to stand, sit and walk during work shift.
• Able to hear spoken words in a normal vocal range, respond to signals, alarms, codes or other displays. Recognize vocal intonation that signal changes in acuity.
• Able to bend, reach and stoop. Must write legibly so as to accurately convey information.
• Able to read instructions and complete documentation and reports. Restrain, as part of a team, an aggressive patient in a safe and therapeutic manner.
• Able to lift, position or move patients in order to perform or assist in searches and procedures, and/or administer injections. Perform activities requiring manual dexterity.
• Able to lift 30 lbs.

• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 328+ Subsidiaries!