Inpatient Psych Registered Nurse - Day SHIFT 7A- 7:30P
About The Position
To function as a unit charge nurse managing staff assignments, breaks, duties and workflow. Monitor the unit for patient and staff safety. To deliver quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients who are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders; to support the hospital and program philosophy of care; to ensure the safety, well-being and appropriate care of each patient. At Vista del Mar Hospital, you will find yourself in a position with great growth potential. We make it a priority to provide advancement opportunities and ongoing education for our entire team, in both clinical and non-clinical roles. This helps us ensure ongoing patient safety and quality care across our facility. Each of our professionals is compassionate and committed to the goal of excellence in the mental health care industry. Because we bring on the most reputable and experienced healthcare professionals to fill our open behavioral health jobs, our goal is to keep them long-term. This is better for patients and our own staff, as it allows everyone to feel more comfortable in their environment.
Requirements
- ADN
- Possesses current RN licensure in state of practice
- Demonstrates sound leadership skills and utilizes these skills in organizing the activities and schedules for medical and/or non-medical tasks of the Adolescent and Adult for a given shift
- Record of consistently high quality of clinical and interpersonal skills to be an exemplary role model to others
- Displays basic knowledge of treatment procedures
- Interventions common to acute psychotic as well as non-violent crises intervention practice
- Basic knowledge of abnormal psychology as typically found in the adolescent psychiatric population, application of this knowledge to adolescent or adult knowledge of medical terminology, especially those terms associated with adolescent or adult psychiatric care
- Thorough familiarity of psycho-pharmacy and the use of psychotropic medications with adolescent or adult psychiatric population, basic teaching and training skills helpful
- Problem-solving
- Organizational and time management
- Crisis intervention skills
- Written and oral communication skills
- Skills in facilitating and/or co-facilitating process-oriented and didactic groups.
- Current CA - RN
- CPR
- CPI (or to be obtained within 30 days upon hire)
- COVID VACCINATION REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION.
Responsibilities
- Function as a unit charge nurse managing staff assignments, breaks, duties and workflow.
- Monitor the unit for patient and staff safety.
- Deliver quality general/psychiatric nursing care to patients who are hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric or emotional disorders
- Support the hospital and program philosophy of care
- Ensure the safety, well-being and appropriate care of each patient.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- 401K Retirement Plan
- Healthcare Spending Account
- Dependent Care Spending Account
- PTO Plan with Holiday Premium Pay
- Discounted Cafeteria Meal Plan
- Life Insurance (Supplemental Life, Term and Universal plans are also available.)
- Short and Long-Term Disability (with additional buy-in opportunities)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
