Internal Registry RN - Psych Child and Adolescent
About The Position
Temporary Internal Registry Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift for the Psych Child and Adolescent department. The assignment is expected to last 12 weeks, with ongoing evaluation of staffing needs. The role involves treating patients, educating them and their families about mental and medical conditions, providing emotional support, running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, and managing seclusion and restraint. RNs will also record medical histories, symptoms, assist with diagnostic tests, operate medical machinery, administer treatments and medications, and aid in patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Requirements
- Current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse
- Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current
- Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards
- Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units
- Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care
Responsibilities
- Treating patients
- Educating patients about mental and medical conditions
- Providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members
- Running therapeutic groups
- Psychiatric crisis intervention
- Seclusion and restraint of patients
- Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
- Help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
- Operate medical machinery
- Administer treatment and medications
- Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation
- Teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy
- Other related duties
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
