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Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health is pleased to announce the following available position: Registered Nurse (RN) - PRN
Position Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) will provide primary care coordination for patients and implement a collaborative care plan as prescribed by the physician and treatment team. Duties include: Assess mental health needs; develop nursing diagnoses, identify outcomes, plan and evaluate nursing care; administer and/or monitor the effects and side effects of medications and treatments ordered by a physician; to ensure safety and provide consistent therapeutic milieu management and crisis intervention strategies.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Provides direct care to patients on assigned unit.
- Administers and documents prescribed medications and treatments.
- Establishes therapeutic rapport with the patient, provides support and utilizes approved crisis intervention techniques.
Available Schedules
Day: 7:00am to 7:30pm
Night: 7:00pm to 7:30am
Qualifications
Education: Graduate of an accredited college of nursing. BSN or BS preferred. Specialty certification also preferred.
Experience: Minimum of one (1) year of recent experience preferred
Licensure/Certification: Current SC RN license or an RN license from a compact state required; CPI training provided upon hire.
About Our Organization
Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health, a subsidiary of UHS, is located on the beautiful Ashley River near Charleston, SC, Palmetto Lowcountry Behavioral Health lends a helping hand to people struggling with mental health and substance use disorders. At Palmetto Behavioral Health we are looking for exceptional people who share our mission of providing superior quality healthcare services and our culture of Service Excellence: treat everyone as a guest, demonstrate professionalism and excellence, practice teamwork.
Please visit us online at www.palmettobehavioralhealth.com
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One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network, and various related services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
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