Registered Nurse - Mental Health Inpatient Unit - F/T Nights

Hackensack Meridian Health•Neptune Township, NJ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Jersey Shore's Inpatient Psychiatric Unit provides treatment for adults who voluntarily seek treatment for acute exacerbation of a mental illness and who require inpatient treatment for stabilization and safety. The unit is designed to keep patients in the area, near families, friends, and other support systems throughout their treatment. Our unit offers: Medication management, Individual therapy, Group therapy, Family therapy. Our licensed 30-bed facility is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, physician specialists, psychiatric registered nurses, psychiatric social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists, substance abuse staff, and other medical personnel. The unit's philosophy is that, "Rapid, short-term intervention can often prevent long-term problems from developing." The average length of stay is about eight days.

Requirements

Current and valid RN license in the State of New Jersey is required
BLS/CPR certification by American Heart Association is required within 60 days of hire
Must have a minimum of 6 months of nursing experience or be an active participant in the Hackensack Meridian Health Nurse Residency program
The ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing patient needs, a strong sense of accountability for improving the lives of our patients and their caregivers, an exceptional focus on teamwork, dedication to ongoing education and the ability and passion to deliver the highest quality of care based on a strong sense of patient focus are all required.

Nice To Haves

At least 2 years of psychiatric or mental health nursing experience preferred
BSN in progress and/or willing to acquire within three (3) years of hire

Responsibilities

Delivery of nursing practices according to the most up-to-date evidence-based research, nursing policies, and standards of care, to provide and ensure safe and excellent delivery of individualized patient care.
Ongoing communication with patients, nursing colleagues and other members of the health care team regarding patient’s status, rendered care and treatment plans.
Medication administration utilizing the newest advancements in bar-scanning and documentation technologies designed to ensure the safest delivery of medications to our patients.
Ongoing Point-of-Care electronic documentation of each individual patient’s assessments, plan-of-care, interventions and evaluation of rendered care.
Patient and family centered education aimed at optimizing health, wellness and disease management.
Multi-disciplinary discharging of patients to ensure safe transitioning and continuum of care.