Registered Nurse Psych
Clarks Summit, PA
RN · Psychiatric
Posted Jun 18 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 8-hour 8 hour
- Unit
- Psych
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour 8 hour
- Term
- 13 weeks · Travel
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Pennsylvania is $35/hr, across 398 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
- *Job Title: RN Psych*
- *Location: *Clarks Summit, PA 18411
- *Shift: 3:00 PM – 11:30 PM *
- *Length of Assignment: 13 weeks (possibility of extension)*
*License/
Certifications
*
- RN License
- BLS(AHA)
*Minimum
Qualifications
* ò Current RN license issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, or non-renewable temporary practice permit. ò Minimum 1 year experience in a psychiatric setting. ò Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer applications. ò Position
Responsibilities
ò Develop, implement, update, evaluate, and revise interdisciplinary age-specific patient Plans of Care based on continuous assessment of patient data. ò Integrate general nursing practice with interventions for emotionally ill patients according to approved standards and patient treatment plans. ò Identify and utilize effective de-escalation measures as alternatives to seclusion or restraints. ò Ensure patient safety at all times, aware of measures such as contraband checks, restraints/seclusion, and suicide precautions. ò Maintain routine and precautionary monitoring, including 1:1 observation, reporting, and recording patient physical and emotional status, activities, and behavior.
Job Type: Contract Pay: $59.00 per hour
Experience
- Psych: 1 year (Required)
License/
Certification
- RN License (Required)
- BLS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
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“Job Type: Contract Pay: $59.00 per hour Experience: * Psych: 1 year (Required) License/Certification: * RN License (Required) * BLS Certification (Required) Work Location: In person *Job Title: R” · from this posting
Requirements
- *
- ò Current RN license issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, or non-renewable temporary practice permit.
- ò Minimum 1 year experience in a psychiatric setting.
- ò Proficient in Microsoft Office and other computer applications.
- ò Position
Place
- City
- Clarks Summit, PA
- Median rent
- $1,305/mo
- Local household income
- $92,083/yr
- State price level
- 2% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Pennsylvania index 97.6, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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Outworx Corporation, located in Clarks Summit, PA, appears to operate as a staffing agency placing healthcare professionals in contract positions. An active job posting for an RN Psych position specifies a 13-week assignment with the possibility of extension at a…
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Psychiatric is open from year one. Behavioral health spans inpatient, emergency, and community settings.
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