Registered Nurse- Mental Health Care

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Charge Nurse - Milledgeville Agency:
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
JR Shift:
Job Title: Charge Nurse

Central State Hospital Milledgeville
Shift: 7am-3:30pm

Plans implements and evaluates nursing care for a unit or shift. Ensure that staff assess client health problems and needs. Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records. Supervises the provision and quality of nursing care to ill injured convalescent or disabled clients. Advises clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management.
Assesses client health problems and needs
Develops and implements nursing care plans and maintains medical records. Administers nursing care to ill injured convalescent or disabled clients.
May advise clients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Performs job responsibilities with minimal supervision.
Serves as job expert or organization resource in assigned areas. Administers prescribed medications as ordered by physician and documents. Consults and coordinates with health care team members to access plan implement and evaluate client care plans.
Observes nursed to ensure that proper nursing care is provided. Prepares rooms sterile instruments equipment and supplies and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained.
Provides health care first aid immunizations and assistance in convalescence and rehabilitation. Provides training or other staff on job.

Bachelors degree in nursing
Experience with Mental Health

The following are a list of evaluations and vaccinations that may be required for employees including those not involved with direct care:

Limited exemptions may be made for documented medical contraindications or religious beliefs that object to vaccinations.

Due to the volume of applications received we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and current Georgia license as a Registered Professional Nurse and four (4) years of professional nursing experience; or one (1) year of experience at the lower level Registered Nurse 3 (HCP072) or position equivalent.
The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race color national origin sex religion age disability or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.