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RN Behavioral Health PRN II

Company: Sovah Health
Location: Martinsville
Posted on: September 28, 2024

Job Description:



Registered Nurses are in high demand to provide direct patient care in a fast-paced Behavioral Health setting. This role requires a strong foundation in nursing principles and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.





**Job Description:**

* Provides direct patient care to patients using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice.
* Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care treatments.
* Conducts initial physiological needs assessment on patients upon admission and performs shift psychosocial needs assessment during each shift.
* Documents patient care given.
* Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
* Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
* Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
* Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
* Prepares, administers, assesses, and documents the effectiveness of medication administration.
* Evaluates patient response to all procedures and interventions carried out both on a physical and psychological basis.
* Assesses patient's psychological response to hospitalization and diagnosis each shift.
* Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.





**About Us:**

* SOVAH Health - Danville is a 250-bed hospital with the region's only designated Chest Pain Center & Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center.
* We are an academic teaching site for residents, medical students, nurses, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, and physician assistants.
* Our hospital offers a range of benefits, including health insurance, 401K, and tuition reimbursement.





**Requirements:**

* Registered Nurse from the Virginia Board of Nursing or compact State required
* Bachelor's degree preferred
* Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment, and ability to work with minimal supervision
* Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association required





**Equal Employment Opportunity:**

* SOVAH Health - Danville is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Keywords: Sovah Health, Danville , RN Behavioral Health PRN II, Healthcare , Martinsville, Virginia

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