Psychiatric RN - Community Outpatient

Brown Medicine

5d•$36 - $71•Onsite

About The Position

The Psychiatric RN works in an outpatient/community behavioral health setting at Gateway Healthcare, serving clients with lower clinical and medical acuity in a team-based environment. The role offers autonomy of practice and the opportunity for arranged or requested schedule flexibility within the assigned work week. It is a full-time day-shift position, 40 hours per week, with Monday–Friday business hours and rotating on-call coverage. The RN performs behavioral health assessments and case management, provides nursing care across outpatient and community modes of care, documents in the LifeChart electronic health record, and coordinates care with clients and other organizations. Duties include safely preparing and administering IM injections, managing medication orders and records, packing medications in group homes, admitting clients to group homes from hospitals or other care organizations, and delivering medications or representative-payee checks. The RN is expected to recognize when to escalate concerns and consult Gateway Nursing Leadership or Risk Management. Orientation to behavioral health nursing practice is provided through an outcome- and competency-based process. The position supports experienced behavioral health nurses as well as tenured and recent-graduate RNs new to outpatient/community behavioral health, with the goal of developing autonomous and safe practice within the scope of licensure. Gateway Nursing incorporates QSEN competencies, including patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. The RN collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to develop innovative programs and foster the adoption and sustainability of innovations.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Rhode Island, or RN licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact.
ADN, BSN, or Diploma in Nursing.
Demonstrated knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide care across the aging process and stages of human development, with sensitivity to cultural diversity.
Maintain clinical competency to understand processes and identify barriers to improving patient care and the healthcare/workplace environment.
Demonstrated ability to provide quality nursing services and commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Develop and maintain expertise in the field to address questions and provide strategic direction for quality and safety.
Obtain certification in a behavioral health specialty within two years of hire.

Responsibilities

Perform behavioral health care and case-management assessments.
Provide nursing care in outpatient and community settings, including universal precautions and COVID-19 precautions and appropriate use of PPE.
Conduct nursing physical and behavioral health assessments and required physiological, psychological, and psychosocial screenings.
Document in the LifeChart electronic health record, including DAP notes, medical database entries, care coordination, assessments, and injections.
Safely prepare and administer intramuscular injections.
Reconcile orders and medications, transcribe medication sheets, and safely pack medications in the group-home environment.
Admit clients to group homes from outside hospitals or care organizations.
Deliver medications and representative-payee checks to clients.
Escalate care and concerns promptly to appropriate parties.
Recognize when to perform tasks, manage complex cases and long-term conditions, and consult Gateway Nursing Leadership or Risk Management.
Develop nursing practice through self-reflection and evaluation.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to develop innovative programs and foster adoption and sustainability of innovations.
Obtain certification in a behavioral health specialty within two years of hire.
Perform other duties as assigned.