Registered Nurse - Psych Acute

St. Mary's Regional Medical Center • Reno, NV

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About The Position

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Saint Mary's Health Network, a member of Prime Healthcare, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference. As a long-standing community partner with a 116-year history, Saint Mary's Health Network offers Northern Nevada inpatient, outpatient, ancillary, and wellness services. Nationally recognized and accredited by the Joint Commission, as well as named one of the Top 100 Hospitals by Fortune/Merative and America's Best 250 hospitals by Healthgrades, Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center is a 352-bed acute care hospital offering a robust line of inpatient, outpatient and ancillary services including a top-rated Center for Cancer, surgical and orthopedic services, and an award-winning Cardiology program and more. The health system, a member of Prime Healthcare, also operates a fully-integrated Medical Group, multiple urgent care clinics, freestanding imaging, lab, and primary care clinics.

Requirements

• Must have current and valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of Nevada.
• BLS upon hire and maintain current.
• Working knowledge of Mental Health Laws and practice standards.
• Working knowledge of interdisciplinary treatment team process, behavioral health programming and daily nursing functions for inpatient and outpatient behavioral health units.
• Working knowledge of the continuum of care for behavioral health care.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS within 90 days of hire (only in required departments).
• Basic Arrhythmia within 90 days of hire (CCU/ICU, ED, Tele, Neuro Tele).
• NIH Stroke within 90 days of hire (CCU/ICU, ED, Tele, Neuro Tele).
• PALS within 90 days of hire (only in required departments).

Responsibilities

• Treat patients and educate them about mental and medical conditions.
• Provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
• Run therapeutic groups and perform psychiatric crisis intervention.
• Seclude and restrain patients when necessary.
• Record patients' medical histories and symptoms.
• Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results.
• Operate medical machinery and administer treatment and medications.
• Assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree