Description

American Traveler is hiring a Psychiatric RN for a night shift behavioral health position requiring an active OH or compact RN license and 2+ years of psych experience.

Details

• Behavioral Health unit with 72 beds serving adult patients
• Patient population includes alcohol and drug addiction, bi-polar disorder, depression, anxiety, psychosis, and schizophrenia
• Patient ratios of 1:4-6
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required as needed
• No on-call requirements
• Uses HCS and Pxyis systems along with paper charting

Requirements

• Active RN license (OH or Compact) currently in hand
• Current certifications: BLS and Handle With Care (HWC)
• Minimum 2 years of psychiatric nursing experience required
• Associate's degree in Nursing required
• Experience with COWS and CIWA assessments
• Experience responding to Code Blues and violent situations
• Skilled in admissions, discharges, shift assessments, and emergency and regular medication administration
• Experience with de-escalation techniques
• Social Security number and date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct psychiatric nursing care including admissions, discharges, and shift assessments
• Administer emergency and regular medications and perform de-escalation as needed
• Respond to Code Blue and violent incident situations
• Work as part of a supportive, team-oriented nursing staff
• Dress code requires navy blue scrubs with no hoods
• Must reside 60 miles or greater from the facility to be eligible for travel rate
• Cannot have worked as permanent staff at any LifePoint facility within the last 12 months
• Cannot be employed elsewhere full time while on assignment