Crisis Center RN

Sea Mar Community Health Centers•Lynnwood, WA

About The Position

Sea Mar Community Health Centers is seeking a registered nurse for its Crisis Center-Psychiatry Facility. The RN coordinates care with clients, providers, and interdisciplinary team members; provides direct nursing care; assesses residents and maintains medical records and care plans; administers medications and treatments; supervises on-floor nursing and support staff; and responds to emergencies and changes in client condition. The position serves residents across the life span and requires a commitment to respectful, compassionate, culturally aware, client-centered care. Sea Mar is a mandatory COVID-19 and flu vaccine organization.

Requirements

Current Washington State license to practice as a registered nurse.
Successful completion of state-mandated HIV education.
Continuing education credits sufficient to meet licensure requirements.
Experience working with a range of patient age groups and health concerns.
Ability to read and write in English, with excellent charting and documentation skills.
Good communication skills and ability to interact sensitively and appropriately with people from diverse backgrounds.
Ability to meet the physical health, emotional stability, and personality demands of serving the resident population.
Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR within 90 days of hire and maintain current BLS CPR throughout employment.
Complete a pre-hire competency test.

Nice To Haves

Mental health experience is preferred.
Spanish speaking is preferred but not required.
A basic understanding of managed health care and DSHS is useful.
Interest in learning about health promotion, disease prevention, and treatment options is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Coordinate care and services with clients, their providers, and interdisciplinary team members.
Provide direct care according to organizational protocols, including insulin monitoring and injections.
Complete monthly progress notes in clients’ medical records after head-to-toe assessments.
Participate in annual or change-of-condition resident reassessments when requested by the Nurse Supervisor or Clinical Director.
Update resident care plans as needed, including after hospitalization or a change of condition, and address precautions such as behavioral plans, medication refusals, and crisis interventions.
Ensure timely nursing and provider-ordered interventions.
Initiate, maintain, and discontinue alert charting according to protocol, and develop and implement appropriate interventions.
Give and receive shift reports with RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and Med Techs.
Supervise the on-floor work of LPNs, CNAs, and Med Techs to ensure quality resident care and services.
Use universal precautions and sterile technique as required, and apply appropriate quarantine and isolation practices for infectious disease.
Follow organizational protocols in emergencies; institute emergency nursing interventions and contact providers, family, and others as required.
Administer injections, medications, and treatments competently, including appropriate time management and diabetes-related care and counseling.
Document medication administration and maintain medication storage, maintenance, dispensation, and waste logs according to policy.
Perform and document required quality controls.
Respond to resident and employee complaints, phone calls, and emails in a timely manner, informing the Nursing Supervisor as needed.
Notify the Nurse Supervisor, Administrator, and family members of evidence of abuse, neglect, suicide attempts, or other significant changes in a client’s condition.
Comply with applicable regulatory requirements, including HIPAA, RTF and behavioral health regulations, Department of Health regulations, and contractual obligations.
Perform other duties as assigned.