What are the responsibilities and job description for the PRN Registered Nurse - Night Shift position at Smoky Mountain Lodge?
Who We Are:
The Smoky Mountain Lodge at Pasadena Villa is a residential psychiatric treatment center in the beautiful Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee. Our compassionate, dedicated staff fosters an environment of healing. By providing treatment for the full spectrum of mental health disorders, we ensure that clients are well prepared for life after treatment.
How You Will Contribute:
The PRN Registered Nurse shall interact with the residents during the shift and assist staff in meeting the functional needs of the resident. The RN shall always assist to ensure a safe and therapeutic environment. The RN shall take physician orders, prepare, and administer resident medications, assess and document resident’s condition, and facilitate outside diagnostic or medical services that are ordered by the physician.
Night shift role: 6:00pm - 6:00am, as needed
Essential Responsibilities:
- Provides a comprehensive nursing assessment identifying resident needs, problems, capabilities, and limitations.
- Records and transcribes physicians written and verbal orders. Carries out or delegates STAT orders immediately.
- Communicates with other clinical team members observations and recommendations for residents’ plan of care, providing input into the treatment team process.
- Provides education to residents and families about medications, side effects, contraindications, and physical symptoms through individual counseling and group counseling.
- Provides review of clinical records for accuracy and quality documentation.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled and is rarely absent from work, notifying the supervisor if absent.
- Demonstrates an ability to adapt to changes in the facility function, management styles, and facility routines.
- Adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations, implementing regularly.
- Other duties as assigned.
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What We’re Seeking
- Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
- Requires state license as a Registered Nurse.
- Prefer one (1) year experience as a Registered Nurse. Prefer at least one (1) year in psychiatric nursing. Knowledge of current nursing procedures, the nursing process, medications, and their correct administration. Must have knowledge of human development over the life span.
- Requires valid CPR/BLS and State Driver’s License.
Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires. This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains At-Will. The aforementioned job requirements are subject to change to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.
