Registered Nurse (RN) - Days

Responsibilities

Registered Nurse (RN) - Days Opportunity. This full‑time position offers 36 hours per week, full benefits and a convenient 4‑week schedule. Recent graduates are welcome. Overtime and shift coverage are available. New employees receive a $2,500 sign‑on bonus.

Emerald Coast Behavioral Hospital provides inpatient treatment services for adolescents and adults at an 86‑bed facility in Panama City, FL, and outpatient services through four centers in the Florida Panhandle. The facility also offers specialized treatment for active‑duty military members, chemical dependency treatment, and TMS therapy for chronic depression.

• Conducts complete nursing assessment of all admissions, including risk assessments (SAO, elopement, assault, suicide), educational needs, and medication review. Completes all required nursing documents within the established time frame.
• Actively participates in treatment team meetings and decisions, collects and includes data in care plan updates, assesses patient needs, designs and implements programs, and documents/evaluates patient responses.
• Documents nursing care and treatment progression through timely and accurate chart entries and nursing treatment plan updates. Completes treatment plans as per policy and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in condition and other patient issues, as per policy.
• Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates patient care and the milieu. Appropriately monitors patients through detox, including CIWA and COWS assessments.
• Provides oversight of completion of physician orders, including labs, EKGs, and x‑rays.
• Ensures medication and treatment are administered as prescribed and that documentation reflects the care provided. Completes medication consents from patient or guardian, as per policy.
• Provides leadership, supervision, and direction to Mental Health Technicians and LPNs. Provides oversight of q15 observations as evidenced by signatures on q15 observation rounding’s and conducts rounds.
• Provides and directs milieu management. Actively assists nurses and MHTs, keeping safety foremost.
• May assist patients with personal hygiene and ADLs as needed and may provide q15 observation round coverage at times.
• Assesses, directs, and intervenes in crisis situations. Recognizes escalation and takes preventive steps to reduce the incidence of restraint and seclusion.
• Provides and documents patient and family education. Leads nurse education groups and completes documentation.
• Initiates and accounts for Special Treatment Procedures.
• Provides a thorough and accurate report to the incoming shift and completes an appropriate hand‑off of patients and q15 observation forms.
• Manages and orders unit supplies for patient activities and non‑group time that support a positive therapeutic environment.
• Completes chart checks as assigned.
• Floats to other units as assigned.
• Serves as a mentor and trainer to new employees.
• May be assigned to perform Mental Health Technician (MHT) and/or 1:1 duties.
• Performs other duties as assigned or required by this position.

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive compensation and generous paid time off
• Excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug plan
• 401(k) with company match and discounted stock plan
• SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ subsidiaries
• More information available on our Benefits Guest Website:

• Graduate of an accredited RN program
• Current FL RN license or compact license
• Ability to work 12‑hour shifts—3 days per week, including weekends

Employment requires successful completion of a Level II background screening. For additional information on this screening requirement, visit the Florida Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse Education and Awareness website at

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