Registered Nurse ECT
Acadia Healthcare
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- Nashville, TN
- Posted
- Nov 3
- 2 days ago
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Acadia Healthcare
Mental health care · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Provide education about the ECT procedure and obtain a level of understanding from the patient and family
- Provide pre-treatment assessment, treatment monitoring and post-anesthesia recovery management
- Assure the smooth flow of patients through the ECT process
- Participate in development and evaluation of nursing practices and the overall function of the clinical area
- Use multiple data sources to determine health issues, functional status and safety concerns
- Communicate patient’s condition and need for altered care with treatment team
- Monitor cardiac and respiratory status and promote safe recovery
What you need
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) License as required by state
- Current ACLS certification
- Current IV Certification
- CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements
Key skills
Registered Nurse (RN) LicenseACLS certificationIV CertificationCPRde-escalationrestraint certificationFirst aid
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Registered Nurse ECT
Job Locations
US-TN-Nashville
Job Post Information* : Posted Date
18 hours ago
(11/3/2026 4:16 PM)
ID
2026-113971
# of Openings
1
Job Family
Nursing
Location : Name
Ascension St. Thomas Behavioral Health Hospital
Overview
Join our team as an Electroconvulsive Therapy Registered Nurse (RN) where you'll be responsible for all pre and post treatment care of patients receiving ECT as well as assisting the medical staff during the administering of the therapy. When scheduled, provide nursing care in a positive, empathetic, and professional attitude toward customers at all times. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.
Responsibilities
ECT REGISTERED NURSE (RN) ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
· Provide education about the ECT procedure and obtain a level of understanding from the patient and family.
· Work within the treatment team to provide pre-treatment assessment, treatment monitoring and post-anesthesia recovery management for patients and assure the smooth flow of patients through the ECT process.
· Participate in development and evaluation of nursing practices provided in the clinical setting and the overall function of the clinical area including the ECT Suite.
· Use multiple data sources to determine actual/potential health issues, functional status and safety concerns.
· Communicate patient’s condition and need for altered care with treatment team.
· Establish a therapeutic alliance with assigned patients, initiates and continues pulse oximetry, oxygen saturation and EKG monitoring throughout treatment and recovery.
· Demonstrate safe, accurate and timely monitoring of cardiac and respiratory status and promote interventions that provide the least-restrictive and safest recovery.
Qualifications
LICENSES/DESIGNATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS:
· Current Registered Nurse (RN) License as required by state.
· Current ACLS certification and Current IV Certification required.
· CPR and de-escalation and restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
· First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.
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