RN- Behavioral Health

Little Rock, ARKANSAS · Healthcare

RN Staff Nurse- Behavioral Health
Little Rock, AR

RN Staff Nurse is responsible for the delivery of quality general and psychiatric nursing care to residents with emotional, developmental or psychiatric disorders; and for ensuring the safety and well-being of each patient.

3-4 days per week, 7a-7p or 7p-7a

Duties include:

Administration of medications in accordance with established safety, hospital & regulatory requirements with minimum medication errors.
Ensure residents are provided with medical care as needed including referring, scheduling, and arranging transportation for residents for outside medical treatment as needed.
Update status reports and inform supervisory team of relevant issues.
Conduct nursing assessments on residents and document outcomes of assessments.
Attend to the medical complaints and concerns of residents in a timely and responsive manner.
Process admissions and discharges.
Ensure accurate completion of incident reports and notification of incidents to the Risk Manager and on-site Supervisor.
Provide health education, including medication information, to residents and their families/referral sources as needed.
Provide notification of incidents, medical concerns, medication changes to families and referral sources.
Monitor charts and the chart audit process.

Requirements :
Graduate of an accredited school or college of nursing.
Minimum of one year of recent experience with adolescents; psychiatric preferred. (will consider new grad )
Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arkansas

Benefits Offered:

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401K

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Shannon Steed
Apex Staffing, Inc.

Please contact me with any questions:

Email:
shannon@apexstaffing.net

Phone:

501-801-7626

Fax:

501-232-2812

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