Travel Behavioral Health Registered Nurse

Position: Travel Behavioral Health Registered Nurse - $2,822 per week
Location: St. Louis

Bestica is seeking a travel nurse RN Psychiatric for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
Psychiatric

• Discipline: RN

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Start Date:

• Duration: 13 weeks

• 48 hours per week

• Shift: 12 hours, nights

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Employment Type:

Travel

Ratios: 1:6
Years of experience REQ: 1
First-timers accepted:
First time travelers cannot be AO, manager is open to interviewing them - send over as Clinical screen.
Weekend REQ:
Every other
Certs REQ: BLS, CPI
Skills REQ:
Geriatric, Inpatient, Locked Unit, Medical/Psych, Substance use/Chemical Dependency, Medication Administration (PO, RECTAL, IM, IV, SC, etc), Starting and maintaining IVs, Blood glucose monitoring, Foley catheter insertion / maintenance
Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) No
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Within service line to all BH units

Special Requirements :
Epic, medical, and Psych experience required
Adult Psychiatric population and geriatric (18 years or older), some patients with co-morbid medical conditions that require med-surg approach.
When floating to other BH units
- Patient is older adult and adult population, some patients with medical co-morbidities and mobility issues. Some diagnoses include dementia, depression, Parkinson's Disease, bipolar disorder, or anxiety.
Some patients require pre-op prep for ECT
IV start
Presence in Milieu
Restraint application
Will work as charge as needed

Ratios: 1:6
Years of experience REQ: 1
First-timers accepted:
First time travelers cannot be AO, manager is open to interviewing them - send over as Clinical screen.
Weekend REQ:
Every other
Certs REQ: BLS, CPI
Skills REQ:
Geriatric, Inpatient, Locked Unit, Medical/Psych, Substance use/Chemical Dependency, Medication Administration (PO, RECTAL, IM, IV, SC, etc), Starting and maintaining IVs, Blood glucose monitoring, Foley catheter insertion / maintenance
Is on-call REQ? (Y/N) No
Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Within service line to all BH units

Special Requirements :
Epic, medical, and Psych experience required
Adult Psychiatric population and geriatric (18 years or older), some patients with co-morbid medical conditions that require med-surg approach.
When floating to other BH units
- Patient is older adult and adult population, some patients with medical co-morbidities and mobility issues. Some diagnoses include dementia, depression, Parkinson's Disease, bipolar disorder, or anxiety.
Some patients require pre-op prep for ECT
IV start
Presence in Milieu
Restraint application
Will work as charge as needed

About Bestica

We are a trusted provider of solutions in Information Technology and Healthcare sectors to the DoD, Federal and Commercial markets. Our guiding principle and core values help us care for our people and the community; and build a culture of excellence which in turn helps us achieve our organizational objective of exceeding customer’s expectations in each and every project. Headquartered in San Antonio, TX, we were founded in 2005 and are certified as an 8(a) Business.

Benefits

• Referral bonus