Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health
Company: Contact Government Services, LLC
Location: Harlingen
Posted on: May 16, 2022
Job Description:
Job Description CGS is looking for a Behavioral Health - Mental
Health RN to provide top tier support to our client and their
patients. As a member of our team, you will work collaboratively
with a cutting edge multi-disciplinary health care group to promote
wellness, maintain current health, and intervene in acute or
chronic illness through evidence-based practices. This position
involves the assessment and individualized care for our diverse
patient population. This is a full-time position and includes a
competitive benefit package. Job Duties
- 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 nursing 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.
- Safely and accurately performs vital signs, electrocardiograms,
phlebotomy/labs and diabetic/glucose monitoring. Interprets results
and takes appropriate nursing action.
- Arranges for additional consultations and test, and proactively
coordinate transportation when needed.
- Monitors the work of assigned licensed and non-licensed
personnel. When indicated initiates a refresher or recertifies
competency in nursing processes.Job Specific Requirements
- TX (or compact) RN license - REQUIRED
- 2 years of behavioral health experience – Preferred
- COVID vaccine required - Will consider medical or religious
exemptions
- BLS Certification required ABOUT THE FACILITYPalms Behavioral
Health is a focused mental and behavioral health facility, where
our main goal is to help treat the men, women, children,
adolescents, and seniors in the community. We are dedicated to
finding every single solution possible for your mental health
needs.If you or someone you know needs help, we are here. This is a
job post for a position with CGS. We are a business driven by
providing our clients the most exceptional care in the sector. To
offer our clients and their patients the best service and care, we
take pride in creating the best team of motivated individuals to
provide top tier service.Our staff core values are as
follows:Honesty through hard work and self-awareness,
professionalism in all we do, and to deliver the best quality to
our consumers, forging those relations for years to come. For more
information about CGS please visit:
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