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In order to receive consideration, applicants must indicate their availability for any work type, travel, and location requirements listed.

Psychiatric Nurses provide professional nursing care to individuals with developmental delays, developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities or social, emotional and/or behavioral disorders, in an institution or out-patient setting in accordance with the authorized scope of practice specified in the Nurse Practice Act.

The Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) is recruiting for multiple full-time Psychiatric Nurse 2 positions at Desert Willow Treatment Center (DWTC) located in Las Vegas, Nevada. DWTC is a 32-bed psychiatric hospital accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations and provides mental health treatment for children age 12 to 17. Work responsibilities include: providing professional nursing care to mentally ill and/or mentally and physically ill or disabled children; planning, implementing, and evaluating the nursing care delivered to adolescent clients; identifying patient mental and physical health care needs; making comprehensive clinical evaluations; providing input and recommendations regarding nursing care and services; initiating and carrying out therapeutic, educational, social, and physical care activities; administering medications as prescribed by physicians and monitoring patients for medication side effects and/or allergic reactions; monitoring patients for safety; and documenting client observations and the effectiveness of planned program activities.

The incumbent will ensure DWTC maintains a safe, healthy, and therapeutic environment for our patients, and nursing care objectives are met in accordance with the nursing association professional standards of practice and consistent with DWTC policy. DWTC operates seven days per week, 24 hours per day with three shifts allowing for a variety of available full-time eight-hour work schedules. The State of Nevada and DCFS offer an excellent benefits package that includes health, dental, and vision insurance, participation in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), accrual of 15 days of annual and sick leave each year, 11 paid holidays, and no city, county, state, or social security tax! The State of Nevada is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action in recruitment of its employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, domestic partnership, genetic information (GINA), or compensation and/or wages. ***THIS RECRUITMENT MAY CLOSE AT ANY TIME BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.***

In order to be qualified, you must meet the following requirements: