Psychiatric Registered Nurse
About The Position
Join the nursing team at Henry Ford Behavioral Health in West Bloomfield, Michigan, as a full-time Psychiatric Registered Nurse. The position is available on day or night shifts, each consisting of three 12-hour shifts with weekend rotation. Day shifts run from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.; night shifts run from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Acadia Healthcare and Henry Ford Health System have formed a joint venture to develop, construct, and operate a new two-story, 192-bed behavioral health hospital. Located on the same campus as Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, the facility will expand access to psychiatric care across Greater Detroit and Southeast Michigan.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- A current Registered Nurse (RN) license required by the state of employment, or eligibility to practice nursing in accordance with state requirements.
- One year of nursing experience.
- CPR certification.
- De-escalation and restraint certification; training is available upon hire and offered by the facility.
- First aid may be required based on state or facility requirements.
Nice To Haves
- Previous psychiatric, mental, behavioral, or substance abuse nursing experience.
Responsibilities
- Assess patients’ physical and behavioral health needs and coordinate their care.
- Develop and implement nursing care plans tailored to assessed needs.
- Maintain medical records and educate patients and families about physical and behavioral health conditions.
- Provide nursing care within the standards and scope of practice established by state regulations and facility and corporate policies, procedures, and protocols.
- Ensure verbally received physicians’ orders are legible and transcribed according to policy and procedure.
- Continuously assess patients’ status and gather and document pertinent information.
- Notify physicians of significant changes in patient status, including detox difficulties, medical emergencies, medication responses, and related challenges.
- Complete initial nursing treatment plans upon admission and ensure plans address assessed needs.
- Use universal precautions when providing direct patient care.
- Administer medications accurately according to orders.
- Document controlled-substance medication counts on required documents.
- Complete admission and discharge processing efficiently and accurately as directed.
- Establish therapeutic rapport while maintaining professional boundaries, respecting personal space, giving patients direct attention, and maintaining rational detachment.
- Provide direction or coordinate unit activities as directed.
- Communicate therapeutically and professionally with patients, visitors, coworkers, and others involved in inpatient treatment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
