RN - Registered Nurse - Full-Time at South County Mental Health Center – Delray Beach, Florida

Come grow with us! South County Mental Health Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit Joint Commission Accredited Behavioral Healthcare provider located in South East Palm Beach County, Florida. Situated in the nationally designated city of Delray Beach, the Center provides a broad spectrum of inpatient and outpatient care to clients and their families in surrounding communities.
Job Summary: Provides in-patient psychiatric nursing care to all clients in crisis with the goal of stabilization.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
DIRECT NURSING / CLIENT CARE

• Administer medication.
• Educate clients on medication.
• Intervene verbally and/or physically with clients who are out of control.
• Lead Hygiene – HIV/AIDS – Nutrition – Substance Abuse Groups, etc.
• Assist clients with activities of daily living.
• Answering questions from families and involve families in treatment when feasible, and promote wellness within the family unit.
• Complete nursing physical assessment on each client.
• One-to-one care, as indicated.
• Monitor restraints, suicide and homicide precautions, close observations and timeouts, etc., and follow all standards.
• Place client on 24 hour nursing precautions, as needed.
• Monitor special diets.
• Draw blood and/or collect other laboratory specimen samples.
• Minor wound care as indicated.
• Assess clients’ somatic complaints.
• Evaluate medical emergencies
• Team meeting with staff.
• Admit clients to CSU – Administrative admission.
• Develop treatment plans with clients.
• Monitor client charts for doctors’ orders and accuracy reviews.
• Write progress notes on clients’ symptoms, activities, or significant behaviors.
• Initiate and record restraint and seclusion process.
• Record medications and side effects or lack thereof.

Minimum Qualifications:

• RN Licensed in Florida
• Must be knowledgeable in areas of client rights, Baker Act, confidentiality regulations, and abuse regulations.
• Knowledge of medications and side effects; risk of addiction, blood borne pathogens, OSHA Standards.
• 1 year experience in Psychiatric/Mental Health

Job Type: Full-Time

Medical specialties:

• Psychiatry/Mental/Behavioral Health

Physical setting:

• Acute care – Crisis Stabilization Unit

Standard shift:

• First Shift

Weekly schedule:

• Sunday through Thursday

Education:

• Associate (Preferred)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• BLS Certification (Preferred)
• RN (Required)

Work Location: Delray Beach, In person

BENEFITS
At SCMHC we offer full-time employees a full benefit package. Just to name a few of our great benefits, we have health, dental, and vision. Also, because we know how important our own health is, we offer paid time off, and we will help do our part to set you up for future with a 401k+match. Couple that with a competitive salary, working with our amazing caring team, you just cannot go wrong.

Apply now.

Because of the work we do in the community, a full background check is required for all staff.

We are a drug free employer.

South County Mental Health Center, Inc is an EOE.