RN FT Days - Crisis ER - Samaritan
About The Position
The Registered Nurse will work in the Behavioral Health Unit at Samaritan Hospital, supporting the Crisis ER and cross-training across four behavioral health units. The Behavioral Health Unit serves people experiencing severe psychiatric crises who need inpatient care for safety, treatment, and stabilization. Care is individualized, with emphasis on safety, medication stabilization, and developing coping skills. The units include a 26-bed Adult Psych unit for stabilization of acute psychiatric symptoms and discharge planning; a 20-bed Senior/Geriatric Psych unit addressing the psychiatric and medical needs of aging patients; a 14-bed MICA unit treating co-occurring mental illness and substance use; and a six-bed locked Crisis ER unit within the emergency department. Crisis ER patients are evaluated for safety and determination of inpatient admission or discharge with outpatient support. Patients range from adolescents to older adults. The RN assesses patients’ needs, plans and delivers nursing care addressing spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs, and evaluates the plan of care. The RN ensures care is carried out directly or through supervised personnel, adapts care to patients’ age, growth, and development, and is accountable to the Nurse Manager for care quality. When serving in the charge role, the RN also performs clinical and leadership functions.
Requirements
- New York State nursing license.
- BLS certification.
- Ability to assess, plan, direct, intervene in, and evaluate patient care.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- One year of RN experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Address the medical and psychiatric needs of patients experiencing mental health and substance abuse problems.
- Provide patients and families with a professional, caring, and safe environment.
- Follow clinical and safety standards to support high-quality patient care.
- Assess the needs of each assigned patient.
- Plan nursing care addressing patients’ spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs.
- Carry out and evaluate the plan of care through direct performance or leadership of supervised personnel.
- Modify and deliver care appropriate to patients’ age, growth, and development and the unit’s scope of services.
- When serving in the charge role, perform clinical and leadership functions, assess patient needs, and plan nursing care.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
