Position Overview
Registered Nurse (R.N.) – Full-time, Overnight (3-12 Hour-Shifts)
The nurse is in charge of unit activities for each shift and supervises the Milieu Coordinators, and Mental Health Technicians. This position administers prescribed medications and provides medication and other educational groups on the shift.
Essential Job Duties:
- Completes and documents comprehensive nursing assessment within 8 hours of patients' admission.
- Identifies patient's needs, problems, capabilities, and limitations that are supported by the recorded assessment data and reflects knowledge of the arts and sciences with particular emphasis on biophysical and psychosocial sciences.
- Interacts therapeutically with residents.
- Acts as a member of the multidisciplinary treatment team in planning care by providing input to the treatment team process.
- Plans continuity of patient care with other members of the healthcare team.
- Utilizes ps...