Registered Nurse I
About The Position
The Registered Nurse I position involves assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care for individuals with serious mental illness in both acute and chronic phases. This role requires critical thinking skills to manage multiple priorities, formulate broad-based nursing actions, and implement individualized treatment interventions in complex care situations. The nurse will utilize knowledge and skill in group leadership and dynamics, supervise and provide feedback on performance, and delegate effectively according to regulations. Collaboration, problem-solving, and negotiation with the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team and other departments are essential. The position also requires effective oral and written communication skills, and knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric and physical conditions, biopsychosocial needs of patients, and the principles and practices of psychiatric nursing.
Requirements
- Active RN license to practice in VA or License eligible; multi-state compact endorsement is accepted.
- Ability to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of individuals who have a serious mental illness both in the acute and chronic phase.
- Ability to think critically in situations that require managing multiple priorities.
- Ability to formulate and implement broad based nursing actions and a variety of individualized treatment interventions in complex care situations.
- Knowledge and skill in group leadership and dynamics.
- Ability to supervise performance of and make judgments about performance and provide actionable positive and corrective feedback to others.
- Ability to delegate effectively and in accordance with regulations.
- Able to contribute to cohesiveness of work team including accepting feedback from others.
- Ability to collaborate, problem solve and negotiate with colleagues of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team and all departments and disciplines.
- Ability to utilize effective oral and written communication skills.
- Knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric and physical conditions and biopsychosocial needs of patients and the principles and practices of psychiatric nursing.
Nice To Haves
- BSN or higher education degree
- Prior work experience providing customer service
- Prior work in a health care setting
Responsibilities
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care of individuals with serious mental illness in both acute and chronic phases.
- Think critically in situations that require managing multiple priorities.
- Formulate and implement broad-based nursing actions and a variety of individualized treatment interventions in complex care situations.
- Utilize knowledge and skill in group leadership and dynamics.
- Supervise performance of and make judgments about performance and provide actionable positive and corrective feedback to others.
- Delegate effectively and in accordance with regulations.
- Contribute to cohesiveness of work team including accepting feedback from others.
- Collaborate, problem solve and negotiate with colleagues of the Interdisciplinary Treatment Team and all departments and disciplines.
- Utilize effective oral and written communication skills.
- Apply knowledge of pharmacology, psychiatric and physical conditions and biopsychosocial needs of patients and the principles and practices of psychiatric nursing.
Benefits
- Confirmation of receipt when application and/or résumé is submitted successfully.
- Online applications accepted via PAGEUP.
- Commonwealth’s Alternate Hiring Process for individuals with disabilities.
- Reasonable accommodations available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Employment opportunities are open to all regardless of race, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, political affiliation, genetics or disability.
- Vaccination requirements or exemption process for COVID-19 as per federal CMS guidance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
