Job Information
Acadia Healthcare RN (Intake Department) Morning Shift in Riverdale, Georgia
Description
Provide and coordinate care by assessing physical and behavioral health needs of patient, develop and implement nursing care plans, maintain medical records and educate patients and their families about various physical and behavioral health conditions.Provide nursing care and services within the standards and scope of nursing practice as defined within the state Nurse Practice Act regulations, policies, procedures and protocols, as well as facility and corporate policies and procedures.Ensure physician’s orders are legible if taken verbally and transcribed appropriately per policy and procedure.Ensure patient’s status is assessed on an ongoing basis and pertinent information gathered is documented.Provide direction or coordinate the activities of the unit as directed.Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers and others involved in patient treatment in an effective manner.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)