RN - PER DIEM

Job Description

Responsibilities

Job description

La Amistad Behavioral Health Services

The greatest asset at our mental health facility is the staff, comprising highly qualified psychiatrists, psychologists, professional nurses, social workers, therapists, and psychiatric attendants who work as a team to uphold La Amistad’s reputation for excellence in helping patients resolve behavioral health issues.

REGISTERED NURSE (R.N.) Adolescent Campus – Full-time, Day Shift position available

Salary: $ to $ per hour plus shift differentials

Generous Paid Time Off

The Nurse is in charge of unit activities for each shift. Nurse supervises the Milieu Coordinators, Mental Health Technicians, 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 psychotherapeutic interventions to assist patients in regaining or improving their previous coping abilities and to prevent further disability.

Understands basics of Common Psychiatric Diagnoses. Can recognize behaviors associated with Common Psychiatric Diagnoses. Evaluates and demonstrates for age-specific behaviors, motor skills and psychological norms.

Demonstrates Service Excellence w/Internal & External Customers

Qualifications

Job Requirements:

Education: Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.

Years of experience needed: Prefer one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse. Prefer six (6) months in psychiatric nursing. Knowledge of current nursing procedures, the nursing process, correct administration of medications.

License/Certification: Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Florida. Current CPR Certification required. Skills: Demonstrate leadership, communication, teaching, and management skills.

Physical Requirements: Work is physically and mentally demanding. Extensive walking, standing, sitting, climbing stairs. Must be able to lift over fifty ( lbs.) pounds.

All Full-time position opportunities with La Amistad Behavioral Health offers the following benefits:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Growth and Development Opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan k plan with company match

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $ billion. In 7, UHS was recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked # on the Fortune and listed # in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top Public Companies.

Our operating philosophy is as effective today as it was years ago: Build or acquire high quality hospitals in rapidly growing markets, invest in the people and equipment needed to allow each facility to thrive, and become the leading healthcare provider in each community we serve.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than , employees and through its subsidiaries operates more than acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers in the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the United Kingdom.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $. - $. per hour

Benefits:

• (k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Medical Specialty:

• Addiction Medicine
• Psychiatry

Physical Setting:

• Hospital
• JCAHO accredited facility

Work Location: In person