Multiple Needs - Psychiatric Registered Nurse in Council Bluffs, IA

Sage Group HealthCare Staffing is seeking a Psychiatric RN's for multiple travel / contract positions in Council Bluffs, IA. Accepting both local and traveler candidates. 

Position Details:

Position Name: Registered Nurse Psychiatric

Location: Council Bluffs, Iowa 

Specialty: Psychiatric

Start Date: ASAP

Employment Type: Full-time, Travel, Contract, Temporary

Contract Length:13 weeks-Accepting Local and Travel Candidates

Pay Rate: Range $1800 to $1872 weekly Gross pay based on a 36 hour work week (Includes non-taxable travel/housing and M&I stipend available for qualified/eligible travelers)

Unit: Inpatient mental health or behavioral health unit/s

Shifts available: Nights

Schedule: 36 hours/week guaranteed, 3 X 12-hr shifts per week, weekend rotation and holiday as needed | Extra shifts would be available, 1st week of Orientation - Monday to Friday 

Position Requirements:

• Registered Nurse: 1+ years - Required
  
• Recent/Current Psychiatric Nursing or Behavioral health: 1+ year – Required
  

Education, License and Certification Requirements:

• ASN or an equivalent – Required
  
• BSN or an equivalent – Highly preferred
  
• RN License for State applying or Compact if accepted in the state - Required
  
• BLS Certification from AHA or American Red Cross - Required
  
• CPI or HWC Certification - Preferred
  

Job Description:

• Provide and coordinate care by assessing patients’ physical and behavioral health needs in the assigned units 
  
• Develop and implement nursing care plans.
  
• The RN will maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.
  
• The RN will provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.
  
• Ensure physicians’ orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.
  
• Ensure patients’ status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information is gathered and documented.
  
• Notify physicians of significant changes in status
  
• The RN will ensure that initial nursing treatment plans are completed upon admission and that all nursing treatment plans are specific to assessed needs.