Kitsap Mental Health Services Careers

Join Our Team as a Registered Nurse – RN

*Various Shifts Available*

$20,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Hiring Range: $42.45 - $54.13 per hour

Shift Differentials Up To +$7.00  

$600 Annual Allowance Toward Continued Education

Benefits: 

• An incredible team approach that is dynamic and collaborative
• Comprehensive and generous health, dental and vision benefits
• Up to 19 days of PTO, 2 mental health days and 10 paid holidays your first year (pro-rated for part-time)
• Company paid life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• Student loan payment assistance and extensive training

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care and medical supervision to clients in all units of 24/7 Services (Adult Inpatient Unit and Youth Inpatient Unit). You will provide vital nursing care as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Engage with team members and collaborate with the shift supervisors to create, develop and sustain a positive and safe working environment.
• Examine and assess clients upon admission, determine if client is medically stable in order to provide care within the scope of practice of 24/7 Services at KMHS.
• Obtain orders from physician including the following:
  1. admission and provider orders within one hour of admit, when needed, after all pertinent information has been collected and treatment orders have been initiated
  2. seclusion/restraint orders per WAC 246-337-110
• Document client care, medication, and treatment administration. Evaluate, monitor, and document client responses to medication, treatments, progress to mental health goals, and plan of care.
• Write and implement nursing care plan upon admit. Review and/or revise every 24 hours. Collaborate with team (ie: Providers, MHP’s, Shift Supervisors, etc…) to establish and obtain pertinent goals.
• Administer medications and treatment in a safe manner in accordance to standardized nursing guidelines Organize medications for administration as directed by designated provider.  Dispose of medications according to KMHS protocol. Count and order medication for clients, maintain house stock, and count and document controlled medications per shift.
• Participate in discharge planning, review of treatment goals, assist in client medication educational needs, ordering of discharge medications etc.
• Provide flexible nursing coverage. Rotate and be proficient in the nursing role in all units of 24-Hours Services at KMHS.

Minimum Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Associates degree in Nursing.

EXPERIENCE: Entry level (no prior related work experience)

LICENSURE: Active and unencumbered Registered Nurse license in Washington State. 

Preferred Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Bachelors degree in Nursing.

EXPERIENCE: Experienced (minimum two years of job-related experience)

Relevant experience working with clients with severe and persistent mental illness.

Capacity to work well with children and families.

*A sign-on bonus is a form of compensation for a new employee in addition to their established salary

Our recruitment processes are designed to prevent discrimination against our people regardless of gender identity or orientation, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, citizenship, or any aspect which makes someone unique.