RN - Behavioral Health

Job Description

Evolve Healthcare Inc. is hiring for RN Behavioral Health - Traveler – Day & Night in Chattanooga & Nashville, TN area.

Nurses are responsible for recognizing patients' symptoms, taking measures within their scope of practice to administer medications, providing other measures for symptom alleviation, and collaborating with other professionals to optimize patients' comfort and families' understanding and adaptation.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Assures suicide, elopement, and other precautions are conducted according to need/order identified.
• Maintains therapeutic milieu, locked unit, locked sharps and assesses safety of the unit each shift.
• Conducts or delegates through search of patient for contraband upon admission and when need is indicated.
• Utilize specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data, plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of patients
• Directs and redirects team assignments as needed throughout shift
• Obtains and records initial assessment and establishes priorities for care according to patient age and needs
• Performs assessments and reassessments per policy and as needed based on charges or the patient condition.  This includes pediatric, geriatric and the general patient population
• Interacts with patient and family to develop and implement an individualized plan of care for the patient
• Adequately assesses and reassesses pain.  Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques.  Educates the patient and family regarding pain management and the patient / family role in medication safety.  Educates the staff regarding pain management
• Formulates teaching plans based upon patients identified learning needs and evaluates effectiveness of learning.  Family is included in teaching as appropriate
• Provides direct patient care and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure optimal patient care.
• Monitors hemodynamic status of patient and correctly interprets the results
• Demonstrates knowledge of monitoring specific to patient population and intervenes as indicated
• Implements and documents timely interventions appropriate to patient needs
• Maintains a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for patients and families
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors
• Demonstrates knowledge of medications and medication effects based on age of the patient and their clinical condition
• Follows the five medication rights to reduce the potential for medication error
• Reassesses patients systematically to identify outcomes of care and identifies needs that require intervention
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development over the life span and provides age appropriate care to the patient population served
• Interprets data about the patient’s status in order to identify each patient’s age specific needs and provides care needed by the patient group
• Evaluates outcomes of care as indicated by the patient’s response to treatment, revises plan of care, and sets priorities for care
• Works collaboratively with SSRs to assure appropriate utilization of services and to plan for post discharge needs, while keeping Manger informed
• Treats patients and their families with respect and dignity.  Identifies and addresses psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious / spiritual needs of patients and their families
• Acknowledges and implements physician orders in timely manner.
• Assists physicians with procedures specific to department
• Completes occurrence reports on all incidents or unusual events prior to end of shift, or assist staff in doing so.
• Functions as liaison between administration, patients, physicians, and other healthcare providers. Makes rounds on all patients each shift.
• Coordinates assignments and makes adjustments based upon patient and unit needs; follows up on delegated patient care tasks for quality and completeness.
• Staffs / flexes according to Staffing Guidelines
• Validates all LPN / MHT / staff RN assessments / documentation on shift assigned
• Functions as a Preceptor or an educational resource in the initial and ongoing orientation of all assigned to the department (staff, students, etc)
• Supports restraint free environment utilizing preventative measures and de-escalation skills/techniques.

Serious applicants only! If you meet the requirements above, submit your resume now! Or you may send your application directly to

Uday Singh –