Behavioral Health RN
Behavioral Health RN
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Job Description
Matrix Providers is hiring a Registered Nurse- Behavioral Health to provide full-time care to the U.S. military and their families at Kirtland Air Force Base located in Albuquerque NM.
- Employment Status: Full-time
- Compensation: This is an hourly position paid bi-weekly.
- Schedule: Monday - Friday. Eight (8) hour shifts or forty (40) hours per week between 6:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
- Benefits: Competitive financial package with a comprehensive insurance package including health dental vision and life coverage.
- Accrued Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid Holidays (Outlined in Handbook)
- 401(k) Plan
Requirements: The Registered Nurse (RN) -Behavioral Health must have and meet the following:
- Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing or equivalent RN degree
- Education: Graduate from a college or university accredited by ACEN CCNE or NLNAC
- Experience: At least 36 months of total nursing experience as an RN in a direct patient care clinical setting. Experience providing services in psychiatric nursing or behavioral health and wellness counseling for 24 recent consecutive months
- Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) through the American Heart Association or the Red Cross. Web-based classes do not meet these standards.
- Licensure: Current full active and unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse from any U.S. state/territory.
- Additionally certified/certified eligible by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Psychiatric and Mental health Nurse with 2 years of full-time experience in mental health.
Job Summary:
- Coordinate patient care in collaboration with a wide array of healthcare professionals. Facilitate the achievement of optimal outcomes in clinical care quality and cost-effectiveness
- Ensure compliance with standards of care and practice by all established policies procedures and guidelines used in the Medical Treatment Facility (MTF).
- Perform physical exams and health histories.
- Provide health promotions counseling and education.
- Administer medications wound care and numerous other personalized interventions.
- Direct and supervise the care provided by other healthcare professionals.
- Accountable for making patient care assignments based on the scope of practice and skill level of assigned personnel.
- Recognize adverse signs and symptoms and quickly react in emergencies.
- Communicate and collaborate with a diverse group of people to inform the healthcare team of plans/actions for teaching/education to benefit the patient/family and organization.
- Make referral appointments and arrange specialty care as appropriate.
- Perform nursing services as identified in the official Task Order.
- Conduct research in support of improved practice and patient outcomes.
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Employment Type
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