Registered Nurse (RN) - Crisis Stabilization Unit

Paradise Valley Hospital•Chula Vista, CA

21h•Onsite

About The Position

Paradise Valley Hospital, a member of Prime Healthcare, is an award-winning team committed to quality, compassion, and community. As the South Bay’s oldest hospital and the second oldest in San Diego County, it has served the community for over 100 years. The 291-bed acute care hospital features the San Diego Spine & Joint Center, an acute rehabilitation center, the Paradise Health & Senior Center, a cardiac catheterization lab, comprehensive inpatient and outpatient surgical services, and 24-hour emergency services. Additionally, the hospital offers comprehensive behavioral health services on its main campus and the Bayview campus in Chula Vista, including psychiatric continuum of care for adult patients, inpatient services, and intensive outpatient services.

Requirements

Must have current and valid State license as a Registered Nurse
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
Behavioral Violence Prevention within 6 months of hire and maintain current annually

Responsibilities

Treat patients
Educate patients about mental and medical conditions
Provide advice and emotional support to patients’ and/or family members
Run therapeutic groups
Perform psychiatric crisis intervention
Perform 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