Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health

Required skills & experience:

1. Candidate will possess an accredited and approved associates of nursing degree.

2. Preference given to those with two (+) years of behavioral health experience, but will look at new grads

3. Candidate will possess a valid current registered nursing license

4. CPR certification

What you need to know:

1. Relocation will be negotiated on hire

2. State of the art facility

3. Professional development offered Day 1 of hire

Summary and Skills Required:

Upon completion of orientation and under general supervision, provides professional nursing care to behaviorally disturbed and mentally ill patients. The Registered Nurse communicates and works collaboratively with members of the multidisciplinary team i.e. medical staff, administration, clinicians, dietitians and milieu personnel. Takes reasonable care and precautions to ensure high patient safety standards and a therapeutic environment exist. Assumes professional responsibility for both critical and “nice to know” communication occurs in support of continuity of care. Continuously serves as a professional nursing role model to patients, their families, colleagues and concerned others. May assume a coordinating or supervisory role with assigned licensed nursing and milieu personnel i.e. assignments, monitoring schedule/work, follow-through and high acuity direction.

Skills:

1) Comprehensive understanding of the approved scope of nursing practice for advanced practice, registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing assistants and non-licensed nursing personnel;

2) Application of nursing standards and practice within an acute psychiatric setting;

3) Ability to apply cultural sensitivity and age specific competency to nursing practice;

4) Effectively respond and actively participate in a psychiatric crisis to resolution;

5) Prepares documentation that reflects a professional nursing perspective and

6) Coordinate care within a multidisciplinary team framework.

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