Behavioral Health Nurse / RN / PRN

Our Company

Adoration Home Health and Hospice

Overview

Behavioral Health RN – Must have Home Health experience!

  

Join our compassionate Home Health team as a Behavioral Health Nurse and make a meaningful difference in patients' lives. You'll provide essential care, support, and education to individuals with psychiatric needs, helping them navigate their treatment journey. If you’re a dedicated nurse with a passion for mental health, we want you on our team in Rutherford, TN! 

 

How you will contribute (not limited to):

 

You will make a difference in our patient’s lives by providing safe patient care, deliver individualized nursing care plans to ensure our patients have an optimal care experience while working as part of an interdisciplinary team, supporting both patients and their families. Take this chance to make a meaningful impact on your career today!  

 

Location: Rutherford Branch

Coverage area: Gibson County + additional support in Weakley, Henry, Carroll Counties   

Schedule: PRN

Must have: Valid drivers license, reliable vehicle, and proof of car insurance

 

Our comprehensive benefits include: 

• Competitive compensation
• Mileage reimbursement 
• Flexible schedule 
• Employee referral program 
• 401(k) retirement savings plan 
• Employee discounts 
• Community Service Opportunities 

 

Responsibilities

• Makes initial assessment visit utilizing observation/assessment skills and assists in developing the patient’s plan of care in coordination with the patient’s physician/allowed practitioner and Clinical Manager
• Manages medical illness per POC; performs psycho-biological interventions
• Conducts comprehensive medication reviews and ensures patients and their caregivers, if any, receive information regarding the patient’s medication regimen, including but not limited to frequency, duration, use, side effects, indications, and contraindications
• Provides education to the patient and their family regarding medication administration, actions, side effects, etc. (as above)
• Provides written materials for patients and their families
• Evaluates, teaches, and reviews medications and compliance; administers intramuscular (IM) or intravenous (IV) medication
• Manages situational or other crises; performs assessments of potential self-harm or harm to others, and refers to the treating physicians as necessary
• Provides teaching and training activities that require skilled nursing personnel to teach a patient, the patient's family, or caregivers how to manage the treatment regimen; teaches self-care, mental and physical well-being, promotes independence and patient’s rights
• Promotes and encourages patient/caregiver to maintain a safe and therapeutic environment
• Provides supportive counseling psychotherapy and psycho-therapeutic interventions according to education and licensure
• Provides psychoeducation, such as teaching/training with disease process, symptom, and safety management, coping skills and problem solving
• Provides ongoing evaluation and management of the patient's care plan
• Provides counseling services or coordinates with a social worker to ensure counseling services are provided
• Ensures appropriate documentation, in accordance with coverage guidelines, to show the evaluation, psychotherapy and teaching activities needed by patients suffering from a diagnosed psychiatric disorder require active treatment by a psychiatrically trained nurse
• Provides general nursing interventions (including phlebotomy, wound care, infusion, ostomy, catheter care, and other skilled interventions) as ordered by the physician
• Provides all aspects of case management to enhance patient outcomes including communicating with other disciplines to ensure collaboration and coordination of care
• Monitors the patient’s condition and reports changes to the Clinical Manager, and the patient’s physician/ allowed practitioner when indicated
• Obtains, properly documents, and executes orders from the patient’s physician/allowed practitioner
• Ensure compliance with state/local/payer requirements and that documentation reflects the care provided and meets company, regulatory and payer standards; and completes documentation within the required timeframe
• Participates with after-hours coverage, including weekends and holidays, when necessary to meet the needs of patients, when requested
• Provides supervision of care provided by licensed practical nurses and home health aides when indicated
• Maintains universa