Registered Nurse RN - Behavioral Health

Prime Healthcare•Chicago, IL

9h•Onsite

About The Position

Department: Psych - Adult Intensive Unit. Registered nurses (RNs) perform basic duties that include treating patients, educating patients about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members. RNs record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical machinery, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. RNs teach patients and their families how to manage their illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and physical therapy.

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

Responsibilities

Treating patients
Educating patients about mental and medical conditions
Providing advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members
Running therapeutic groups
Psychiatric crisis intervention
Seclusion and restraint of patients
Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms
Help to perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
Operate medical machinery
Administer treatment and medications
Help 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
Other related duties