Top Reasons to work at AdventHealth Lake Wales Behavior Geriatric Unit

• A historic community with a hometown family feel; voted “friendliest small town in FL”
• Surrounded by golf courses, beautiful lakes, and outdoor adventures
• The facility is just 20 minutes away from LEGOLAND Florida
• Faith-based work environment
• Great benefits

• Monitor unit patients and complete rounds as assigned.
• Participate in treatment planning by helping to identify patients’ problems, needs and strengths.  Report all areas of concern regarding patient’s mental or physical status to the Charge Nurse. 
• Assist in the admission process, including obtaining vital signs, safety search of patients and personal belongings, obtaining urine specimens and orienting new patients to the unit and their program. 
• Ensure precaution protocols are followed and encourage patients to actively participate in all program activities.
• Accompany patients as assigned by Charge Nurse.
• Plan and prepare adequately for supportive group activities.
• Maintain patient, program, and department related documentation ensuring that forms are properly and promptly completed and routed. 
• Participate in hospital emergency codes necessary to the unit’s and the hospital’s safe operation.
• Provide general nursing assistance, appropriate to patient age and as assigned and supervised by Charge Nurse.
• Carry out clerical and administrative assignment to support patient care and department operations, including taking and routing of phone messages.
• Supports Behavioral Health Service internal and external customer service standards.  

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from American Heart Association
• High School Diploma or GED required
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) training is required within 30 days of employment

• Current FL C.N.A license
• 2+ years of psychiatric experience or 2+ years of C.N.A experience in a hospital

To provide direct patient care to geriatric adults with psychiatric disorders to ensure the safety and well-being of patients