RN -Registered Nurse - SUITEMATE STAFFING SOLUTIONS INC

Salary: Commensurate with Experience

Weekly Pay with Benefit Options

Shifts Available w /rotating schedule and Overtime offered:

• 6:00 am - 2:00 pm,
• 2:00 pm - 10:00 pm

*6-month Minimum Contract Assignment with Option to Extend 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

Performs moderate to complex patient service work. This includes routine and emergency care, treatment, and training for people with intellectual disabilities in a residential setting. 

• Performs health assessments campus-wide.
• Responds to medical emergencies on campus.
• Communicates health status/needs to other disciplines, families as needed.
• Provides personnel management to subordinate [sic] nursing staff.
• Delegates work assignments.
• Evaluates employees performance
• Complies with all State/Federal/Local standards.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of the nursing process and nursing procedures.
• Actively participates in meetings related to care of persons served in order to manage and coordinate health care to achieve optimal health.
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications administered in order to identify desired effects or adverse reactions.
• Demonstrates knowledge of safety and infection control practices to ensure a safe working environment.
• Provide treatment to in-house employees injured in course and scope of employment.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Texas (or a state that recognizes reciprocity through the Nurse Licensure Compact) 
• Current CPR certification
• Valid Photo ID

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Comprehensive knowledge of nursing procedures and practices and of the Texas Nursing Practice Act, Rules and Regulations of the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
• Ability to identify nursing interventions appropriate to the population served.
• Ability to manage and take a leadership role in managing emergencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively with other staff members to provide effective clinical supervision or to relay concerns about the patient to other team members.
• Ability to teach others the principles of psychiatric nursing and maintenance of the therapeutic milieu.
• Experience with direct patient care in a residential setting

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