Registered Nurses $5,000 Sign-On Bonus
Company: Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute
Location: Georgetown
Posted on: May 13, 2022
Job Description:
Candidates hired for full-time day positions will receive a 5k
sign-on bonus. Our RN's are responsible for delivering quality
general and psychiatric nursing care to patients who are
hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders,
supporting the hospital and program philosophy of care, and ensure
the safety and well-being of each patient by following our clinical
guidelines as part of our comprehensive clinical treatment team. We
offer 12 hour day shifts from 7am-7pm.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Provide direct care to patients, which includes facilitating
social and emotional needs, supervising medication schedules and
evaluating patient progress.
- Collaborate with a variety of interdisciplinary professionals
to determine and provide the best possible care for their
patients.
- Responsible for maintaining a safe environment on the
unit.
- Provide social support for patients by creating and encouraging
patients to take advantage of opportunities such as support groups,
social activities and other therapeutic measures.
- Conducts intake assessments through interviews with patients
and relatives to gather case history.
- Plans and provides nursing care for patients.
- Makes nursing diagnosis of the medical and emotional status of
patients and recommends treatment options.
- Consults with psychiatrists and other behavioral health staff
in designing appropriate treatment plans for clients.
- Administers and notes reactions to psychotropic drugs and other
medications.
- Arranges further medical attention when necessary.
- Assists the client in understanding the nature of emotional
disturbances and accepting the need for treatment.
- Keep accurate written charts and records of patient activities
and progress. Comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and
procedures.
- Use professional judgment to ascertain and to apply appropriate
intervention techniques with patients in crisis.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and secure environment for staff
and patients.
- Test for vital signs of pain and ensures treatments of
pain.
- Documents all patient information on medical charts and follows
physician's written orders.
- Maintains patient confidentiality.
- Maintains accurate records and documentation of patient
treatments, immunizations and laboratory results according to
standard medical record keeping.
- Performs administrative assignments such as filing, answering
phones, typing, and completing progress notes in the computer
system.
Requirements
- Education: ADN or BSN from an accredited college or
university.
- Required Licenses: Valid Texas RN license in good standing
required. CPR required/BLS certification preferred - candidates are
expected to pass a provided CPR course within 30 days of hire. SAMA
certification required and candidates are expected to pass our
provided class within 30 days of hire.
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years clinical experience, preferably
in a behavioral healthcare setting, phone triage, tele-health or a
combination of education and experience.
- Must be 21 years old or older.
- Additional: Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) a plus
- Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledgeable of patient rights and laws pertaining to mental
health and regulations pertaining to psychiatric nursing and the
treatment of the mentally and emotionally disturbed patients.
Theories, principles, and techniques of group and individual
psychotherapy. Symptoms and behavior patterns of emotionally
disturbed mentally ill patients.
- Advanced knowledge and clinical skills in diagnosis and
treatment of mental health. Professional nursing principles,
procedures, and techniques used in the care and treatment of
psychiatric patients. Social, psychological, and physical factors
of mental and emotional disorders. Medical and psychological
terminology. Medications, including psychotropic drugs, and effects
on psychiatric patients. Control, preparation and administration of
medications.
- Demonstrates sound leadership skills and utilizes these skills
in organizing the activities and schedules for medical and/or
non-medical tasks of the Child, Adolescent and Adult for a given
shift; record of consistently high quality of clinical and
interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others
- Displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures; interventions
common to acute psychotic as well as non-violent crises
intervention practice, medical and psychiatric emergency
procedures.
- Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in
the child or adolescent psychiatric population, application of this
knowledge to child, adolescent or adult knowledge of medical
terminology, especially those terms associated with child,
adolescent or adult psychiatric care; thorough familiarity of
psychopharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications with child,
adolescent or adult psychiatric population, basic teaching and
training skills helpful; problem-solving; organizational and time
management; crisis intervention skills
- Ability to apply professional nursing care principles and
procedures in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric patients.
Develop interpersonal therapeutic relationships with psychiatric
patients.
- Communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and
function calmly in situations, which require a high degree of
sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy. Provide prompt, efficient, and
responsive service.
- Ability to exercise appropriate judgment in answering questions
and releasing information; analyze and project consequences of
decisions and/or recommendations.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills; skills in
facilitating and/or co-facilitating process-oriented and didactic
groups.
- Screening: Must successfully pass background check, drug
screen, physical, and be able to provide positive employment
references.
- Physical Demands: With or without reasonable accommodations,
must be able to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, stand for sustained
period of time, walk, pull, lift, raise and move objects from
position to position (up to 50 lbs.), finger grasp; feel sizes,
shapes, temperatures, and textures; express or exchange ideas
orally and potentially loudly, accurately, or quickly; visually
detect, determine, perceive, identify, recognize, judge, observe,
inspect, assess; perceive the nature of sound with or without
correction; perform repetitive motions of the wrist, hands, or
fingers. Light work most of the time, exerting up to 20 pounds of
force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently; and
occasionally medium work, that is exerting up to 50 pounds of force
occasionally, and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee
may perform other related duties to meet the ongoing needs of the
hospital.
If you are among the most competitive and qualified candidates for
the job, you will be contacted directly by one of our hiring
managers. Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are
unable to respond to individual inquiries regarding your
application status. Good Luck & we hope to meet you soon!
Georgetown Behavioral Healthcare Hospital is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants
will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected
Veteran status.
Benefits
Full-time employees are eligible for medical, dental, vision,
company paid disability, 401(k) and a generous amount of paid time
off.
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