Psych RN, Adult Crisis Residential, 1st Shift

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services • Grand Rapids, MI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Pine Rest is a leading behavioral health system dedicated to providing expert care for mental health and substance use disorders. We are a community of healers committed to closing gaps in access to care through innovation, research, and cutting-edge treatment modalities. Our services span a wide range, including psychiatric urgent care, outpatient, inpatient, residential, and addiction treatment, alongside specialized services like crisis response and forensic psychiatry. We are passionate about serving our community and making a difference in the lives of those we serve.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice in the state of Michigan
• Satisfactory previous clinical experience
• On call phone availability outside of regular hours
• Must maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in the required programmatic training.
• All new employees are subject to a criminal background check and education verification which may include sending a copy of your high school diploma, GED, or college transcripts.
• Successful completion of a drug screen prior to employment is also part of our background process.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• May be required to have professional knowledge of psychiatric nursing theory as required through completion of education from an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Assesses person’s served care needs, develops a plan of care in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team, and continually reassesses plan of care according to person’s served care needs.
• In collaboration with the physician, provides/coordinates nursing care to individuals and groups of person’s served.
• Assists in the teaching of persons’ served families, and provides milieu management.
• Communicates with and educates persons’ served families/significant others in discharge/after care planning needs.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for persons served and staff in both individual and group settings.
• Responsible for documenting, reporting, and verifying all necessary information according to established policies and procedures.
• Responsible to monitor for and report to the physician(s) any potential risk to person’s served safety that could lead to an adverse outcome.
• Creates a customer/client friendly environment by following quality improvement standards, maintaining professionalism, initiating and maintaining positive relationships with departments/programs, co-workers and external customers.
• Provides care in various clinical settings with diverse person’s served populations.
• Identifies specific person’s served needs and implements person’s served centered, compassionate care.
• Functions as a clinical leader, delegating/coordinating staff assignments and promoting staff development.
• Responsible for the utilization and continued review of patient care protocols, standards of practice, and standards of care.
• Gives input into process for improvement.
• May be responsible in training direct care staff.
• May be indirectly responsible for oversight of medication and physical health activities in a program.
• May be responsible for scheduling, staffing, and obtaining pre-authorizations.
• Responsible to role model the mission and values of the organization, presenting a professional image that is projected in appearance, attitudes and behaviors, time management and communication skills.
• Provides spiritual, emotional, social, mental and physical support to patients.
• In the community residential setting required to support and promote a recovery focused environment and person-centered approach within the program.
• Commitment to demonstrating the Hospital and Residential Services Model of Care in hospital and residential areas.
• Must maintain annual training and demonstrate competency in the required programmatic training.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision & life insurance plans
• 403(b) retirement match contribution by Pine Rest
• Generous PTO for full and part time employees
• Tuition assistance & loan forgiveness
• Employee Assistance Program offering many free and discounted services for therapy, legal, accounting, gym membership, etc.
• Partnership with Davenport University provides generous discount on tuition for employees and family members.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level