What are the responsibilities and job description for the Registered Nurse (On Call/PRN) - Day and Night shifts position at Desert Parkway Behavioral Healthcare Hospital?
Our behavioral healthcare hospital provides compassionate, psychiatric and mental health care to adolescent and adult patients. We are looking for a dedicated, flexible On-Call Registered Nurse (RN) to join our clinical team and help maintain a safe, therapeutic environment.
As an On-Call Registered Nurse, you will deliver direct patient care, perform psychiatric nursing assessments, and respond immediately to behavioral crises. This flexible role requires availability to cover open shifts, weekends, or holidays as needed by the facility.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Complete comprehensive physical and psychiatric nursing assessments.
- Administer medications and document patient responses accurately.
- Monitor patient safety, utilize de-escalation techniques, and respond effectively to behavioral or medical emergencies.
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, therapists, and interdisciplinary treatment teams.
- Maintain complete, accurate electronic medical records in compliance with mental health laws and regulations.
- Perform suicide assessments and understand suicide precautions.
- Identify and incorporate each patient’s unique needs into a comprehensive and individualized care plan.
- Rounds on patients, ensuring patient care and an environment that optimizes patient safety.
- Demonstrate knowledge of medication management to ensure patient care and reduce the likelihood of medical/health errors.
- Active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license issued by the Nevada State Board of Nursing required.
- Current BLS/CPR certification required.
- Minimum one (1) year psychiatric or behavioral health, experience required.
- Ability to stabilize acute psychotic and non-violent crisis by using accepted intervention techniques.
401K Retirement Plan