Behavioral Health/ Mental Health RN Needed

Company: WPA Nurse Staffing, LLC
Location: Bettendorf
Posted on: August 5, 2022

Job Description:

Consults, follows and documents with sufficient detail nursing care according to facility policy and procedures. When policies do not comprehensively cover the nursing/administrative practice, initiates supervision with nursings chain of command, medical staff and/or administrator-on-call if afterhours.Effectively communicates with the medical staff, receives verbal/written orders and takes care to minimize abbreviation or other errors.Conducts a comprehensive nursing assessment on all patients admitted within eight (8) hours. Corresponding documentation reflects the medical and emotional status, admitting orders and the initial care plan.Identifies indicators for reassessment of the patients conditions, reaction/responsiveness and involvement of other disciplines.Administers medications, observes compliance/safe administration, consults pharmacy when indicated and records effectiveness or reactions to psychotropic and other medications.

Requirements

• IA (or compact) RN license - REQUIRED
  
• Must be comfortable working in a detox setting
  
• 2 years of behavioral health experience - Preferred
  
• New Grads are welcome to applyOption for temp to perm
  
• Candidates within 40 miles of facility will not be considered
  
  
  Benefits
  
  
  • One Point of Contact
    
  • Consistent/Reliable
    
  • Communication
    
  • Physician Owned Agency
    
  • Weekly Pay
    
  • Travel Assistance
    
  • Medical Insurance
    
  • Referral Program
    

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