RN - Behavioral Health

Registered Nurse

Facility: Capital District Psychiatric Center, 75 New Scotland Ave, Albany NY 12208

Shifts: 2 candidates for day shift care, 2 candidates for evening shift care, and 1 for overnight care.

About EGA Associates, LLC

EGA is a veteran-owned staff augmentation firm dedicated to providing professional healthcare staffing services and human capital management solutions to government and commercial clients nationwide. Our mission is to excel through a provider-centric approach to staffing, establishing ourselves as the trusted human resource partner for our clients and staff alike. We are committed to earning our partners' respect through open communication, exceptional service, and transparency in all our operations. Our team will continue to approach challenges with an open mind, offering reliable solutions that cater to the needs of our clients, our providers, and ourselves.

Minimum Qualifications: Candidate must possess a license and current registration as a registered professional nurse in New York State. BLS.

Agency Registered Nurse Responsibilities:

• Must be able to provide direct nursing care to individuals in an inpatient setting with the facility. Incumbents conduct health assessments
• Prepare and implement nursing care plans
• Diagnose and treat individuals' responses to actual, potential, or diagnosed health problems through nursing services, such as case finding, health teaching and counseling, and the provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and wellbeing;
• Execute medical regimens prescribed by licensed health care providers; and serve as members of interdisciplinary health care teams and health-related committees to plan and implement care for individuals.

Registered Nurse Duties and General Responsibilities:

• Independently performs Registered Nurse and provides clinical supervision and instruction to Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff in completing nursing care tasks.
• Delegates responsibility for appropriate nursing activities, skills, and/or procedures to nursing and direct care staff; and makes clinical rounds to assess individuals' nursing care needs and observe and evaluate the provision of nursing services.
• Acts as liaison to outside agencies and providers to ensure continuity of care and the necessary follow-up for individuals; advocates for individuals' needs; and may provide instruction to providers on individuals' discharge plans.
• May perform the full range of supervisory duties over Graduate Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and direct care staff; provide information to Registered Nurse Supervisors; and prepare or contribute to the preparation of reports and performance evaluations for lower-level staff involved in nursing care activities.
• Conducts nursing assessments; and obtains, records, and updates individuals' health information and vital signs, using standard instruments and procedures.
• Prepares, implements, and modifies nursing care plans; prepares individuals for and/or assists with examinations and treatments; and administers medications and nursing procedures to individuals, as prescribed.
• Observes, monitors, and records individuals' symptoms, conditions, and care, including diet and physical activity; and identifies and reports individuals' responses to medication or changes in health status.
• Serves as the nursing representative on a treatment team; provides information on nursing needs; and consults and coordinates with treatment teams and other health care disciplines to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate individuals' care.
• Makes clinical rounds to assess individuals' nursing care needs and observe and participate in the provision of nursing services
• Provides health teaching, counseling, and education to individuals, families, and other groups; and develops health improvement programs.
• Implements infection control protocols and procedures and provides related consultation and instruction to staff.
• Maintains and updates charts, records, and other documentation, consistent with agency, State, and federal requirements; and may collect data and perform related activities to support medical research.
• Monitors inventories and ensures that standards for medications, solutions, supplies, and equipment are maintained to meet nursing care needs.

Benefits & Compensation

EGA offers a competitive pay rate and a robust benefits package. Our benefits package includes vacation, sick leave, holidays, 3 medical plan options, dental, vision, free basic term life insurance, voluntary supplemental life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, critical illness, accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and 401(k) retirement savings plan. Benefits eligibility is dependent on job type and full-time status. Please inquire with a recruiter.

Salary: Starting at $124,800

EGA is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, national origin or ancestry, religion, age, sex, parental status, political affiliation, citizenship status, genetic information, disability, veteran status or military service history or status, or any other non-merit-based characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications.

Consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is the policy of EGA Associates, LLC to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or employee with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship. The policy regarding requests for reasonable accommodation applies to all aspects of employment, including the application process. If reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact Human Resources.

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Client Details Address 75 New Scotland Ave City Albany State NY Zip Code 12208