About the position
North Vista Hospital is an accredited 177-bed state-of-the-art hospital located in North Las Vegas, Nevada. North Vista offers comprehensive healthcare services, including mental health care, emergency care, heart care, advanced surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging and help for a broad range of medical conditions. Equipped with advanced medical technology and staffed by a team of highly skilled healthcare professionals, North Vista is committed to providing high-quality care in a friendly hospital environment. The hospital has achieved numerous quality award distinctions including Patient Safety Excellence Award, Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award, Heart Failure recognition and more. For more information, please visit northvistahospital. Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! At North Vista Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare and a Top-15 hospital system in the United States, we offer incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.
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.
- Manage seclusion and restraint of patients.
- 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.
Requirements
- Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BLS certificate 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.
