Nurse (Psychiatric)

Summary

This position is located at the Nevada Skies Youth Wellness Center in Wadsworth, Nevada. The purpose of this position is to assure that chemically dependent adolescents receive a wide range of health services involved in their treatment and rehabilitation through the provision of comprehensive nursing care. This position reports to the Supervisory Nurse.

Duties

This position is being re-advertised to solicit additional applications. Applicants who applied previously need not reapply unless submitting updated and/or missing information.

• Provides nursing assessment of clients upon their admission and reassessment according to policies and procedures.
• Develops comprehensive, individual, nursing care plans.
• Contributes to the development of treatment plans in collaboration with physician and other members of the treatment team.
• Provides nursing care in accordance to nursing process.
• Provides direct nursing care/nursing for clients such as dressing changes.
• Administers medications as prescribed by consulting psychiatrist and other physicians according to the policies and procedures of the treatment center.
• Responsible for safe management of medication and related supplies and documentation in accordance with the policies and procedures of the treatment center.

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