Registered Nurse (RN) Nights $7k Sign On Bonus!
Company: Unity Huntsville
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: March 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Now Hiring a Full-Time Registered Nurse (RN), Day Shift! | $7K
Sign on Bonus Shift Differential! POSITION SUMMARY: The purpose of
this position is to provide clinical oversight for the day-to-day
operations of the hospital, work with patients in a therapeutic
setting, follow and carry out physician orders, complete
assessments, initiate and update treatment plans, direct patient
care, group and individual therapy/education, referral for intake
and continuum of care, application of treatment and restraints or
seclusion interventions. Meeting patient goals, clinical
documentation, IV administration, medication administration,
educating family members, teaching and supervising other mental
healthcare workers. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: To perform this job, an
individual must perform each essential function satisfactorily with
or without a reasonable accommodation. • Ensures that patient needs
are met by ongoing assessments of patient needs, health status
conditions, as well as patient response to interventions and
provides nursing staff to meet those needs • Actively involved in
treatment modalities/interventions and documenting progress •
Evaluates the care for each patient on admission and on an ongoing
basis in accordance with accepted nursing practice • Ensures that
the nursing staff develops and keeps current nursing care plans for
each patient • Makes all patient care assignments • Supervise and
evaluates the clinical activities of each non-employee nursing
staff person • Reviews staffing schedules and meets patient care
need to make adjustment for nursing staff absenteeism • Administer
medications, IV administration and venipuncture techniques as
authorized by state laws • Carry out physician orders •
Patient/Family education regarding medication administration,
patient disorder needs, benefits, side effects, disease prevention
and basic living skills • Complete comprehensive nursing
assessments, treatment, and tests • Complete psychiatric metric
measures • Complete documentation in medical charts that is
organized, clear, complete, current and legible; compliance with
completion, filing, retrieval of medical records. • Ensure a safe
therapeutic and sanitized environment • Complete assigned tasks
with minimal supervision and supervises personnel performance and
nursing care for department • Adhere to and respect all policies
regarding patient rights, anonymity, and confidentiality of all
patient records past and present. This covers any written or verbal
communications regarding a patient’s identity, address and
situation. • Observes and evaluates patients' signs, symptoms, and
therapy progress • Identifies and interprets patient findings or
changes requiring attention or notification of other professional
staff • Maintains a clean safe work environment • Accepts orders
from licensed physician, MD’s and maintains accurate inventory of
medication and stores them in a secure area • Investigates and
documents complaints and incidents regarding patients, staff,
visitors, and family members in compliance with federal and state
laws, accreditation, policies and procedures • Adheres,
demonstrates, and monitors compliance regarding patient rights,
abuse and neglect, seclusion and restraint, infection control,
professional ethics, cultural competency, and advance directives as
mandated by federal and state laws, accreditation, policies and
procedures • Functions in a friendly, supportive, courteous,
respectful, cooperative, and professional manner with patients,
families, physicians, referral sources, visitors, coworkers, and
management • Implements and complies with Advance Directives
formulated by patients • Bring questions or concerns regarding
prescribing orders to the practitioner/physician • Ensures that
patient information is completed timely, filed timely, and
accessible for retrieval from the medical record • Ensures all
entries are dated, timed and authenticated (this includes verbal
orders which should be utilized at a minimum) • Ensure results of
consultative evaluations, complications, hospital acquired
infections, and unfavorable reactions of the drugs are included in
the medical chart • Ensures informed consents are properly executed
• Ensures and demonstrates that medical records contain physician
orders, nursing notes, care plans, reports of treatment, medication
records, radiology reports, lab reports, vital signs, and any other
information necessary to monitor the patient’s condition • Provide
pharmaceutical services within scope of license and education •
Prevents transmission of infections among patients, personnel and
visitors, identifies persons who may be exposed or infected,
provide treatment or preventative measures, and logistics issues
(staff, medical supplies, re-supply, continued operations, and
capacity) • Measures for early identification of patients who
require isolation in accordance with CDC guidelines. Utilizes and
monitors for personal protective equipment (gowns, gloves, masks,
and eye protection devices), uses techniques for isolation as
recommended by CDC • Promotes, monitors, and utilizes hand washing
hygiene among staff and employees including utilization of alcohol
based sanitizers, measures specific prevention of infections that
are antibiotic resistant, prevention of device associated
bloodstream infections or other device associated infections
(central venous catheters, tube feedings, indwelling catheters);
isolation procedures for highly immune-suppressed patients, care
techniques (burns and other situations) utilizing disinfectants,
antiseptics, germicides used in accordance with manufacturers
instruction. Appropriate use of medical equipment, adherence to
nationally recognized infection prevention and control precautions,
and educates patients, visitors, caregivers and staff about
infections and communicable diseases and methods to reduce
transmission. Complies with reportable disease requirements. •
Demonstrates the development discharge plans/reassessment of plans
that are made before discharge and arrangements for appropriate
post-hospital care that avoid unnecessary delays in discharge •
Transfer or refers patients with necessary medical information to
appropriate facilities, agencies or outpatient services as needed
for follow-up or ancillary care • Provide emergency care within
safe and appropriate times • Promotes, adheres, and monitors for a
drug and violence free work place • Meets all standards regarding
continuing education and basic qualifications Required Skills: •
Awareness and knowledge of standard nursing practice and knowledge
of the persons served and the conditions of geriatric and/or
mentally ill patients • Communication and interpersonal skills to
de-escalate potentially violent patients and prevention of and
early intervention for assaultive, self-injurious behavior • Able
to problem solve and make decisions, especially during crisis
situations • Knowledge and demonstrates use of equipment including
restraint systems • Knowledge and demonstrates the specific needs
of the population in the following: o Techniques to identify
patient behaviors, events and environmental factors that may
trigger circumstances that require the use of restraint or
seclusion o The use of nonphysical interventions skills o The safe
application and use of all types of restraints or seclusion used in
the hospital and how to recognize and respond to signs of physical
and psychological distress o Clinical identification of specific
behavioral changes that restraint or seclusion is no longer
necessary o Monitoring the physical and psychological well-being of
the patient who is restrained or secluded including but not limited
to respiratory, circulatory, skin integrity, vital signs and any
special requirements specified by the hospital policy associated
with one-hour face-to-face evaluation o The use of first aid
techniques and certification in the use of cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, including required periodic recertification o Death
reporting requirements associated with the use of seclusion and
restraints • Knowledgeable and demonstrates hospital policies,
procedures regarding abuse, neglect, patient care, patient safety,
reporting incidents, investigating incidents, and compliance in
regulations with federal and state laws, accreditation, policies
and procedures regarding seclusion and restraint, and patient
rights • Knowledgeable and demonstrates the needs of the population
served • Knowledgeable and demonstrates all legal issues and
applicable in federal and state laws, accreditation, policies and
procedures • Knowledgeable and demonstrates universal precautions
and the methods of controlling communicable diseases •
Knowledgeable and demonstrates ethics, compliance, cultural
competency, advance directives, and legal aspects • Knowledgeable
and demonstrates IV administration, i.e., fluid/electrolyte
balance, blood components, and venipuncture techniques •
Knowledgeable and demonstrates DSM IV diagnosis, psychotropic
medication, and side effects of medications • Knowledgeable and
demonstrates thorough patient treatment plans that are based on an
inventory of needs, strengths, and goals • Legal aspects of
clinical practice and professional standards • Knowledgeable and
demonstrates the mission of the hospital • Promotion of the
reduction of stigma of mental illness • Knowledgeable of the
persons served and their rights • Advocate for the needs of the
persons served Required Work Experience: • One (1) year of clinical
nursing experience preferably in geriatrics and/or mental health
Licensing/Certification/Education Requirements: • Graduate from an
accredited school of nursing with a Registered Nursing Degree •
Current State Registered Nursing License. • Current CPR
Certification • Current CPI Certification Other Requirements: •
Position may require unscheduled overtime, week-end work • Must be
willing and able to work flexible hours • Travel required Required
Computer Software/Equipment Used: • Microsoft Excel, Word and
Outlook • Ability to learn HRIS and/or scheduling systems •
Standard Office Equipment • Computer Physical Requirements: • Job
will require frequent lifting of objects up to 40 pounds • Subject
to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, kneeling, pushing
and pulling • Work is typically performed in a standard office
environment; well-lit; comfortable temperature controlled;
above-average conversational noise is frequent • The physical
demands described here are representative of those that must be met
by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of
this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
Required Safety Expectations: • Working safely and follow safety
rules • Report unsafe working conditions and behaviors • Take
reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in
unsafe practices Supervisory Responsibilities: • Does not have
direct supervisory responsibilities • Supervisor frequently
determines priorities • Occasionally needs manager’s direction due
to extraordinary circumstances COMPETENCIES: Analytical Thinking:
Able to gather and analyze data and reach appropriate conclusion;
Solves problems in a timely manner. Customer Service: Possesses
good interpersonal skills while dealing with emotional or difficult
situations; Responds promptly to customer’s needs. Accountability:
Accepts responsibility for own decisions, actions and results; Able
to maintain dependable behavior in times of crisis or complexity.
Attendance: Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work
responsibilities are covered; Arrives at meetings on time. Returns
from lunch and breaks appropriately. Communication: Speaks and
writes clearly and persuasively; Listens and gets clarification.
Ethical Behavior: Upholds organizational values and abides by state
and federal regulations; Maintains confidentiality of HIPAA
information; Treats others with respect. Initiative: Seeks
increased responsibility; sets self-improvement goals linked to the
organizational goals. Job and Industry Knowledge: Demonstrates
knowledge of the position and industry; Seeks additional
information. Productivity and Quality of Work: Maintains high level
of performance while demonstrating commitment to accuracy and
thoroughness. Teamwork: Displays ease working with others;
Contributes ideas and skills to team; Puts success of team above
own interests. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Our organization does not
discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, national
origin, veteran status, or any other characteristic(s) protected by
federal, state, and local laws. The Organization will also make
reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with
disabilities should a request for an accommodation be made.
Education Required - Associates or better Preferred - Bachelors or
better Licenses & Certifications Required - Registered Nurse Equal
Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all
applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For
further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from
the Department of Labor.
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