Registered Nurse - Psych/Behavioral Health
About The Position
This role involves providing direct patient care in a psychiatric/behavioral health setting. The Registered Nurse will administer medications, evaluate care plans, conduct assessments, and manage patient documentation. Responsibilities include performing admission screens, wound care, EKGs, and utilizing glucometers. The nurse will also handle telephone and verbal orders, acknowledge orders, take vital signs, conduct suicide risk screenings, provide end-of-shift reports, log patient belongings, and participate in discharge planning. A key aspect of the role includes managing agitated patients through de-escalation techniques and, when necessary, physical restraint and takedown procedures.
Requirements
- South Dakota or compact RN License
- Minimum 1 year of experience
- BLS certification
- Ability to perform a takedown and physical restraint on an agitated patient if necessary
- Proficiency in verbal de-escalation
- Experience with group didactic skills
- Good communication skills
- Experience with Team Nursing approach
- Ability to administer own medications (injectable and PO)
- Ability to evaluate care plans and note progress
- Ability to perform admission screens
- Ability to perform assessments
- Ability to perform minor wound care
- Ability to perform EKGs
- Ability to use a glucometer
- Ability to take telephone or verbal orders
- Ability to acknowledge orders
- Ability to take vital signs
- Ability to perform the Columbia suicide risk screen
- Ability to provide end of shift report
- Ability to log in patient belongings
- Ability to perform screenings
- Ability to perform discharge planning
Nice To Haves
- CPI certification (preferred prior to start but can obtain on assignment)
Responsibilities
- Administer medications (injectable and PO)
- Evaluate care plans and note progress
- Perform admission screens
- Conduct assessments
- Provide minor wound care
- Perform EKGs
- Utilize glucometers
- Take and acknowledge telephone or verbal orders
- Take vital signs
- Perform Columbia suicide risk screen
- Provide end-of-shift report
- Log in patient belongings
- Conduct screenings
- Perform discharge planning
- Perform takedown and physical restraint on an agitated patient if necessary
- Utilize verbal de-escalation techniques
- Conduct group didactic sessions
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
