(Archived) Behavioral Health Registered Nurse Job in BIRMINGHAM, AL

DirectShifts is Seeking a Behavioral Health Registered Nurse to Work in BIRMINGHAM, AL

Nursing, Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health
Day

Duties:

• Demonstrates knowledge, effectiveness, and efficiency in providing nursing care.
• Provides a safe and therapeutic environment that ensures patient's rights are respected.
• Performs daily documentation accurately reflecting the nursing process. Preforms Nursing Assessments and nursing interventions that reflect the patient's Treatment Plan.
• Safely prepares, administer, documents and monitors results of medications.
• Responds appropriately to crisis situations. Therapeutically intervenes to deescalate and calm anxious and/or acting out patients.
• Applies and/or directs the use of physical restraints. Utilizes time-out and seclusion in an emergency situation, while following policy and procedures (P&P). Also notifies physician for orders within one hour of seclusion or restraint.
• Coordinates completion of Master Treatment Plan (MTP) with team members.
• Admits, discharges, and transfers patients based on physician orders and per P&P.
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills in supervising non-licensed staff in providing quality patient care.
• Demonstrates awareness and follows program policies to include contraband and sharps, search policy and understand the significance of enforcing these policies to promote a safe, drug-free environment.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelor's Degree in nursing (preferred). A diploma graduate or an Associate Degree in nursing required.
• Current status in good standing as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alabama.
• Experience in a psychiatric setting/facility preferred.
• Maintains credentials for direct patient care and has current CPR and CPI certification.
• Demonstrates knowledge of normal growth and development of the population served.
• New hire RN/LPN’s are required to attend 2 full weeks of New Employee Orientation on day shift, normally 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Also additional training will be provided on the unit.
• Must successfully pass background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check) and drug screen.