Registered Nurse, RN - Psych

Prime Healthcare•Lynwood, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

St. Francis Medical Center is a leading comprehensive healthcare institution in Los Angeles, providing vital healthcare services for 700,000 adults and 300,000 children. The center is recognized for its full range of diagnostic and treatment services across specialties including Cardiovascular, Surgical, Orthopedics, Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Behavioral Health, and Emergency and Trauma Care. St. Francis Medical Center also offers a broad array of education and outreach programs and is designated as a Comprehensive Stroke Center, STEMI Receiving Center, ED Approved for Pediatrics, Geriatric ED, Level III Neonatal ICU, and Level II Trauma Center. The Registered Nurse (RN) in Psych performs essential duties such as treating patients, educating them about mental and medical conditions, and providing advice and emotional support to patients and their families. This role involves running therapeutic groups, psychiatric crisis intervention, and managing seclusion and restraint of patients. RNs are responsible for recording patients’ medical histories and symptoms, assisting with diagnostic tests and analyzing results, operating medical machinery, administering treatment and medications, and supporting patient follow-up and rehabilitation. Additionally, RNs educate patients and their families on managing their illness or injury, including diet and exercise programs, 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

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
Manage 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