Psych RN, Adult Crisis Residential, 1st Shift

Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services • Grand Rapids, MI

8d • 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 leading-edge treatment modalities. Our services span a wide range, including a psychiatric urgent care center, outpatient and inpatient care, residential programs, addiction treatment, and specialized services like crisis response and forensic psychiatry. We are passionate about serving our community and are honored to be part of this life-changing work.

As a Registered Nurse at Pine Rest, you will be an integral part of a close-knit team that values the healing power of expertise and compassion. The RN is responsible and accountable for performing the nursing process to deliver patient care, providing direction and oversight to other staff. Our RNs embody compassion, integrity, stewardship, empowerment, diversity, and professional excellence. They are driven to make a significant impact on the lives of those we serve, motivated by the healing they witness daily. We seek dedicated individuals committed to excellent customer service, enthusiastic about the care we offer, and who foster a sense of belonging and empowerment in a diverse workplace.

Requirements

• Licensed to practice in the state of Michigan
• Satisfactory previous clinical experience.

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

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree