Travel Nurse RN - Behavioral Health
Kansas City, MO
Bestica
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights
Referral Bonus

3354944

**PEDIATRIC PSYCH FACILITY** Acute In-Patient Behavioral Health RN
Ratios: Days: 1:12, Nights: 1:12, Weekends 1:12
Years of experience REQ: 2 Years of experience, 1:12 Patient Ratio Experience required.
First-timers accepted: (Y/N) Yes
Weekend REQ: Every Sunday Shift or every Friday Shift or Every other Friday Shift
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? No
Certs REQ: MANDT patient restraint certification requ, provided at Crittenton if not currently certified. Trauma Informed Care Training and Zero Suicide Training required, provided at site. BLS. Missouri Children's Division BG Check required.
Skills Preferred: Treatment settings: Child/Adolescents, Eating Disorders, Forensic, Geriatric, Inpatient, Locked Unit, Medical/Psych, Outpatient, Residential/Group Home, Substance use/Chemical Dependency. Care of the Patient With: Anxiety disorders, Assault/violence, Bipolar Disorders, Congenital/Developmental Disorders, Degenerative disorders (Alzheimer’s, ALS, Parkinson’s), Depressive disorders, Eating Disorders, Personality disorders, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Profound impulse control issues, Psychotic Disorders, Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders, Self-injurious behavior, Severe intellectual disabilities, Substance use, Suicidal behavior, Trauma-and Stressor-Related Disorders. Emergency care: Cardiac arrest / CPR, Emergent chemical restraints, Physical Hold Protocols. Legal Aspects: Use of seclusion, Voluntary /involuntary commitment. Medications/Methods of delivery: Antianxiety, Antidepressant, Antipsychotic, Medication Administration (PO, RECTAL, IM, IV, SC, etc), Mood stabilizer, Sedatives/Analgesics, Starting and maintaining IVs. Professional knowledge/skills: Blood glucose monitoring, Interpretation & communication of lab values, Seclusion protocols/procedures. Therapeutic Approaches/Treatment Modalities: Behavior management techniques, Crisis Intervention, De-escalation techniques, Managing Assaultive Behavior, Psychoeducation.
Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) What is the req? No

Special Requirements:
Must have CPI or MANDT already to submit
Crittenton has 4 units of patients staffed with 1 RN per unit and Behavioral Health Techs staffed in ratio with patients per physician order; 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, or 1:4. RNs cover 8-12 patients supporting medication passes and guiding overall unit, with Techs directly observing and documenting on patients.

Certs marked with * are preferred

BLS, CPI, MANDT or CPI, just need one not both