Registered Nurse (RN) - Temporary Assignment 13-26 Weeks

Registered Nurse Opportunity

The Bridge Way has been connecting with communities throughout Arkansas and beyond for over 40 years. The Bridge Way offers a continuum of services designed to help children, adolescents and adults who are experiencing behavioral, emotional or addictive problems that can lead to fractured lives. Our team of professionals includes board-certified child/adolescent and adult psychiatrists, licensed clinical therapists, nurses and mental health associates who are here to help people reconnect with their families, friends and employers so that they may lead productive lives.

Tucked within the wooded hills of Central Arkansas, The Bridge Way is just moments away from the major highways that unite Arkansans throughout the state. Founded in 1983 and accredited by The Joint Commission, our quiet campus has retained much of the cozy charm and character that existed then.

The Bridge Way is seeking a talented Registered Nurse to work for a temporary appointment (duration is 14 weeks). This position is a non-benefits position. The Registered Nurse will provide nursing care for psychiatric patients, including child, adolescent, adults and chemical dependency patients using the nursing process.

Duties include:

assess 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; to ensure safety and provide milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.

Qualifications:

• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Arkansas.
• Current CPR/BLS and CPI certifications (offered onsite).
• Preferred one year of experience working in a psychiatric inpatient setting with patients aged 5-65yrs+.

Hours/

Schedule:

This is a temporary 13-week assignment. The first one week will be orientation. Then work (3) 12-hour shifts per week for a total of 12 weeks. Day shifts 6:30a-7p. Night shift is 6:30p-7a.

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