Inpatient Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Santa Rosa) (Nursing)

Northern California Behavioral Health System•Santa Rosa, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

Santa Rosa Behavioral Healthcare Hospital (SRBHH), formerly Aurora Santa Rosa Hospital, opened in 2016 and is an integral part of the Northern California mental health system. Located in the North Bay, SRBHH has 144 acute psychiatric inpatient beds and serves adolescents and adults with mental health conditions and co-occurring psychiatric and substance abuse conditions. The Inpatient Psychiatric RN's top priority is to deliver high-quality, safe care to psychiatric inpatients in an acute locked hospital facility. This role involves direct patient care, coordinating nursing personnel, and planning and coordinating individual nursing care plans. The RN implements nursing aspects of the multidisciplinary treatment plan (MDTP), adheres to hospital policies and procedures, and understands the regulations governing acute psychiatric hospital services. The role also requires maintaining knowledge of occupational health hazards and participating in further training.

Requirements

Current California RN License
Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required, or obtained within initial orientation period.
Verbal de-escalation and physical intervention program as approved by the CNO.
Knowledge and experience of psychiatric diagnosis and associated risks, medications, biological systems, nursing process, treatment planning, inpatient hospital unit operations, and leadership.
New RN graduates may meet these requirements if they have completed a psychiatric rotation as part of nursing school or have psychiatric experience in another role.
English proficiency required.
Pass initial and annual competency evaluations including suicide prevention, safe use of restraints, de-escalation interventions, medication knowledge, code blue/emergency interventions, infection prevention, and appropriate use of seclusion and restraints.
Demonstrate skill in applying knowledge and competency in daily nursing practice.
Maintain a working knowledge of commonly used policies, awareness of policy changes, and knows where to find additional policies and needed information.

Responsibilities

Assess inpatient needs, nursing staff resources, and complete inpatient/unit assignments based on acuity, inpatient treatment plan goals, and unit operations.
Assess all inpatients’ status, provide direct care to assigned group of inpatients, document patient care and assessments rendered, prepare and administer medications as needed, and ensure necessary documentation is completed at the end of each shift.
Provide clinical summary information to other team members at treatment team meetings, shift reports, and other hand-offs.
Provide continual oversight of all inpatients and inpatient psychiatric unit operations.
Work with nursing and other clinical staff to plan and document patient care.
Document care plans on the MDTP, including inpatient problems, goals for hospitalization, and short-term goals, as well as interventions provided by team members.
Provide patient care by demonstrating knowledge of mental health diagnoses, standards of care, evidence-based practice, medications, high risks for mental health patients, National Patient Safety Goals, and models of care.
Apply nursing process and process improvement principles to all levels of the organization, from patient needs to hospital needs.
Complete timely Incident Reports and submit them to the Nurse Manager or RN House Supervisor.
Identify staffing needs based on staffing plan and acuity assessments.
Provide direct clinical oversight to other nursing staff throughout the shift in conjunction with the Nurse Manager, RN House Supervisor, or Director of Nursing (DON) as appropriate.
Coordinate team members’ immediate response during psychiatric crises of inpatients and provide effective leadership at all times.
Perform other related duties as assigned.