Full job description Overview: Come join the Southcoast Behavioral
Health team and Make A Difference every day! Work Schedule: FULL TIME or
PART TIME. 8 or 12 hour shifts. Evenings or Nights! Populations:
Child/Adolescent, Adult, and Geriatric Rates between \$39.00 - \$51.00
(depending on experience and education) Southcoast is a premier mental
health treatment center serving Dartmouth, Massachusetts and we are
seeking passionate Registered Nurses to work at our facility in
Dartmouth, MA. At Acadia Healthcare, we offer a comprehensive benefits
package including medical, prescription drug plan, flexible spending
accounts, health savings accounts, vision, dental, and voluntary
short-term and long-term disability coverage. Additionally, our
well-being programs encompass employee assistance programs, financial
support, tuition reimbursement, and much more. Some Of Our Unique
Benefits Offered Include: MA Student Loan Repayment Eligible! Up to
\$15,000 Sign-On Bonus for full-time RN\'s! NEW Competitive Shift
Differentials effective August 2024! Tuition reimbursement of up to \$3k
per benefit year (FT or PT benefits eligible employees - at least 30
hours per week) PerkSpot! Our employee discount program for over 30,000
merchants. Helping to make changes in people?s lives that will last a
lifetime! Safety is a top priority at Southcoast Behavioral! We
prioritize the safety of both our patients and staff, employing Personal
Panic Alarm devices across all clinical and non-clinical areas to
promptly summon assistance Responsibilities: REGISTERED NURSE ESSENTIAL
FUNCTIONS Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients? physical
and behavioral health needs. Develop and implement nursing care plans.
Maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about
various physical and behavioral health conditions. Provide nursing care
and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as
defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies,
procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies
and procedures. Ensure physicians? orders are legible if taken verbally
and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure. Ensure patients?
status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is
gathered and documented. Notify physicians of significant changes in
status such as difficulties with detox, medical emergency, change in
medical status regarding response to medications, and related
challenges. Ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed
upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to
assessed needs. Demonstrate knowledge and utilization of universal
precautions in providing direct patient care. Accurately administer
medications per ordered note. Document accurate count of controlled
substance medication administration on required documents. Complete
admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as
directed. Exhibit therapeutic rapport with patients by maintaining
professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients
direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment. Provide direction
or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed. Communicate
therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, co-workers,
and others involved inpatient treatment. Qualifications:
EDUCATION/LICENSURE/EXPERIENCE/SKILL REQUIREMENTS Must have graduated
from an accredited school of nursing. Must possess a current Registered
Nurse (RN) license as required by the state of employment or be eligible
to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements One year of
nursing experience; previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or
substance use nursing experience a plus CPR and de-escalation and
restraint certification required (training available upon hire and
offered by facility). First aid may be required based on state or
facility requirements.
