A health services network in Binghamton is currently seeking a licensed Registered Nurse (RN) to join one of their growing inpatient psychiatric facilities. In this role, the Registered Nurse (RN) will be responsible for providing compassionate care through patient-centered and recovery-focused mental health services to individuals with mental illness.
About the Opportunity:
- Start Date: ASAP
- Assignment Length: 3-to-4-month assignment
- Schedule: 5 shifts per week (and rotating Saturday and Sunday)
- Hours:7am-3:30pm, 3pm-11:30pm and 11pm-7:30am
- Setting: Inpatient Mental Health
- Patient Population: Adults (Ages 18+)
Responsibilities included but not limited to are:
- Candidates will be required to provide general nursing care in a behavioral health setting.
- Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Assessing the patients’ physical needs
- Checking and transcribing physicians’ orders in a timely fashion,
- Administering medication
- Admit/discharge and transfer patients based on physician order
- Assisting with procedures and physical exams
- Conducting checks of treatment rooms for required equipment and ensuring its functionality
- Recording appropriate progress notes and other data into the patients’ medical record
- Supervising non-professional nursing staff - drawing blood, collect vital signs, etc.
Requirements:
- License and current registration to practice as a Registered Nurse in NYS.
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification
- 1 year of clinical experience working as a Registered Nurse
Preferred:
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At least 1 year of experience in a behavioral health setting preferred
