Registered Nurse - Extended Observation Unit (EOU) - NOW!
DPS is now hiring a Registered Nurse for a Hospital Facility in Texas City. Dean's Professional Services has partnered with healthcare facilities, government organizations, and corporations to provide job opportunities.
Job Details:
Schedule: 8:00pm - 9:00am | 3 days a week (Days vary)
Location: 1207 S Oak St, La Marque, TX 77568
Starting Pay Rate: $40.00 Hourly (Based on experience)
Temporary to hire
Responsibilities:
- Provide timely, effective nursing services to individuals experiencing mental health crises, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, document, and evaluate patient care in accordance with the Texas Nurse Practice Act.
- Complete nursing screenings, triage, physical health assessments, and other required evaluations within established EOU timeframes.
- Confirm that individuals meet EOU admission criteria and promptly communicate medical or psychiatric concerns to the appropriate provider or clinical team member.
- Support admissions, transfers, and discharges, and coordinate care with hospitals, providers, crisis staff, referral sources, patients, and families.
- Perform nursing procedures, diagnostic testing, equipment setup, and therapeutic treatments using standard precautions and established clinical protocols.
- Administer, store, handle, and document medications safely and accurately in accordance with applicable requirements and medication-administration rights.
- Verify and document informed consent before administering psychoactive medications, except when emergency provisions apply.
- Immediately report medication errors, safety events, and other incidents, and complete all required documentation.
- Monitor symptoms, behaviors, vital signs, test results, treatment responses, medication effectiveness, and potential adverse effects.
- Maintain accurate, timely, and complete electronic health record documentation for assessments, interventions, observations, education, and outcomes before the end of the assigned shift.
- Promptly report critical laboratory or diagnostic results to the physician or other authorized provider within required timeframes.
- Develop, implement, and update individualized nursing care plans based on identified patient needs.
- Educate patients and families about medications, treatment plans, health conditions, disease processes, and follow-up care.
- Promote patient, environmental, and technical safety through appropriate observation, risk identification, infection-control practices, and timely escalation of concerns.
- Make appropriate assignments to Licensed Vocational Nurses and delegate eligible tasks to trained unlicensed staff in accordance with scope-of-practice requirements and agency procedures.
Education Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent, required.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Texas, required
Job Requirements:
- 1+ year's experience in a healthcare environment is preferred.
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