Psychiatric RN

Alright, let's talk about this PRN Psychiatric RN spot at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital in Jacksonville, FL. This isn't a regular full time gig; it's for when they need extra hands. You'll be working on the mental health unit, and they're looking for someone who gets how to handle that specific environment.

The Work

You're coordinating and delivering care for psychiatric patients. The model they use is "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." In practice, that means you're assessing patients when they're admitted and every shift after that. You've got to be sharp about noticing any changes and reporting them.

• Carry out procedures or monitoring as ordered.
• Your documentation needs to be timely and thorough in the patient's record.
• A big part of this is responding quickly to patient requests. Ideally, you're anticipating needs before they even have to ask.
• You'll collaborate with the whole care team; doctors, therapists, social workers; to build and manage individualized treatment plans that actually support recovery.
• Sometimes you act as the link between the hospital team and community resources to help set up what a patient needs after discharge.

What You Need To Have

First off, you need an active RN license in Florida. Your education can be an Associate Degree in Nursing, a Bachelor's degree, or a Nursing Diploma. They don't specify one over the others.

You also need at least one year of nursing experience. No travel is required for this role; it's all local at the hospital.

A couple of certifications are mandatory, but you have a 30 day window from your start date to get them if you don't already: Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention training.

The Schedule & Pay

This is a PRN position. That means the hours are as needed to cover gaps in the schedule. It doesn't come with a guaranteed set number of hours each week like a full time role would.

The Benefits (For When You Work)

Since it's PRN, your benefits are different from a full time employee. Eligibility can vary. But HCA does have what they call a "total rewards package" that supports health, life, career, and retirement. Available programs for eligible colleagues can include:

• Medical coverage options including prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services.
• Wellbeing support with free counseling sessions.
• A 401(k) plan where they match 100% of what you put in, from 3% up to 9% of your pay depending on how long you've been with HCA overall.
• Other savings options like an Employee Stock Purchase Plan and flexible spending accounts.
• Education support through tuition assistance or student loan help; they also partner with Galen College of Nursing.
• A whole bunch of other potential extras: adoption assistance, life insurance options, auto/home insurance discounts legal counseling services even identity theft protection.

A Bit About The Hospital

Memorial Hospital has been around since '69. It's over 450 beds and acts as one of the main acute care facilities for the region. They've got specialized programs including an accredited Chest Pain Center certified Stroke Center Heart Center Bone & Joint Center maternity center plus more. They hold some notable certifications too like Gold Seal approval for their Primary Stroke Center from The Joint Commission which also certifies them for sepsis care. The culture phrase they use is "care like family" which they say extends to patients staff everyone really. HCA Healthcare their parent company has been named one of World’s Most Ethical Companies multiple times by Ethisphere Institute. As Dr Thomas Frist Sr., co founder said: “Bricks mortar do not make hospital People do.” That’s kind of their thing.

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