Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services is the only free-standing, full-service psychiatric hospital in the Greater Birmingham, Ala area. Hill Crest's campus-like setting provides an active, positive treatment environment for patients and their families. Drawing from a rich tradition in treating psychiatric illness for more than 80 years, Hill Crest remains on the cutting edge of new developments and offers a full continuum of care for both inpatient and outpatient: acute child, adolescent, and adult. Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services also offers residential treatment for adolescents (ages 12 - 17) from Alabama and other states in need of long-term treatment, due to severe behavioral, emotional and/or family problems.

To learn more visit: https://www.hillcrestbhs.com/

Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services currently has a Registered Nurse position available. The Staff Nurse is directly responsible to the Nurse Manager for quality care given to patients on the assigned unit.

*Shift - 7am-3pm

DUTIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

* Demonstrates knowledge, effectiveness, and efficiency in providing nursing care.
* Provides a safe and therapeutic environment that ensures patient's rights are respected.
* Performs daily documentation accurately reflecting the nursing process. Preforms Nursing Assessments and nursing interventions that reflect the patient's Treatment Plan.
* Safely prepares, administer, documents and monitors results of medications.
* Responds appropriately to crisis situations. Therapeutically intervenes to deescalate and calm anxious and/or acting out patients.
* Applies and/or directs the use of physical restraints. Utilizes time-out and seclusion in an emergency situation, while following policy and procedures (P&P). Also notifies physician for orders within one hour of seclusion or restraint.
* Coordinates completion of Master Treatment Plan (MTP) with team members.
* Admits, discharges, and transfers patients based on physician orders and per P&P.
* Demonstrates effective leadership skills in supervising non-licensed staff in providing quality patient care.
* Demonstrates awareness and follows program policies to include contraband and sharps, search policy and understand the significance of enforcing these policies to promote a safe, drug-free environment.

Qualifications

* SHIFT - 7am-3pm

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

* Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
* Bachelor's Degree in nursing (preferred). A diploma graduate or an Associate Degree in nursing required.
* Current status in good standing as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alabama.
* Experience in a psychiatric setting/facility preferred.
* Maintains credentials for direct patient care and has current CPR and CPI certification.
* Demonstrates knowledge of normal growth and development of the population served.
* New hire RN/LPN's are required to attend 2 full weeks of New Employee Orientation on day shift, normally 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Also additional training will be provided on the unit.
* Must successfully pass background check (includes criminal history, Child Abuse and Neglect Registry, and ABI/FBI fingerprint check) and drug screen.

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