NURSE 1 - Underfill Psychiatric Nurse 2

The Position

Registered Nurses provide general or specialized professional nursing care in accordance with the authorized scope of practice specified in the Nurse Practice Act.

Incumbents perform in a trainee capacity and acquire the knowledge, skills and abilities required in this occupation.

The Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for a full-time Nurse 1 underfilling a Psychiatric Nurse 2 at Desert Willow Treatment Center (DWTC) located in Las Vegas. DWTC is an inpatient psychiatric hospital that provides mental health treatment for children ages 12 to 17. The work responsibilities include providing professional nursing care to severely emotionally disturbed (SED) children and adolescents. Planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care delivered to adolescent patients. Identifying patient mental and physical health care needed and to make comprehensive clinical evaluations. Providing input and recommendations regarding nursing care and services. To begin and carry out therapeutic, educational, social, and physical care activities. Managing medications as prescribed by attending psychiatrists or physicians and monitoring patients for medication side effects or allergic reactions. Monitoring the patients for their safety and the day-to-day work activities of direct care staff assigned to the unit. Document patient observations and the effectiveness of planned program activities. Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time. THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE DEPENDING ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

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