Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Access Home Health • Mobile, AL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Psychiatric Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Home Health team. Come make a difference in the Mobile area and surrounding communities! At Access Home Health, our employees enjoy: Opportunities to build trusted relationships and connections while providing care to patients. To be valued and respected by patients and their families. A sense of security, incredible team support, and flexibility for work-life balance. Leadership development opportunities – we value internal advancement in areas of interest to our employees.

Requirements

• Current RN license, specific to the state(s) you are assigned to work.
• Must have one of the following to meet CMS requirements for psychiatric nursing in the home care setting:
• An RN with a master's degree in a mental health nursing or psychiatric specialty.
• Must have nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
• An RN with a bachelor's degree in nursing.
• Must have one year of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
• An RN with a diploma or associate's degree in nursing.
• Must have two years of recent nursing experience in an acute treatment unit or other psychiatric setting.
• Experience must have been within the last three to five years. If not, documentation must support psychiatric retraining or classes or CEUs to update psychiatric knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Performs initial nursing evaluation, including behavioral health/psychiatric nursing needs.
• Observes and evaluates the physical and mental status of the patient for complications and medication side effects.
• Maintains awareness for indicators in patients' behavior that call for change in the treatment modality (crisis, suicidal ideation) as well as other medical signs and symptoms.
• Instructs patient/caregiver in cognitive and technical aspects of care, medication regimes, disease processes, safety interventions, ADL care, coping skills, symptom management and other interventions.
• Administers IM medications, performs lab draws and specimen collections.
• Acts as a case manager in coordinating care for patients as assigned.
• Completes documentation timely and accurately.
• Supervises LPNs and HHAs.
• Regularly communicate patient progress to the clinical manager, psychiatrist and care team.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance
• Disability
• Pre-Tax Savings Accounts
• ancillary benefits
• 100% Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Generous Paid Time Off plan
• 6 paid holidays annually
• Employee Referral Bonuses
• 401K Retirement Plan & Employer Match

What This Job Offers

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