Registered Nurse - Psych Child and Adolescent

Prime Healthcare • Aurora, IL

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to children and adolescents in a psychiatric setting. Duties include treating patients; educating them about mental and medical conditions; and providing advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members. The RN runs therapeutic groups and provides psychiatric crisis intervention, including seclusion and restraint of patients when needed.

The RN records medical histories and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical machinery, administers treatment and medications, and supports patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN also teaches patients and families how to manage illness or injury, including diet and exercise programs, self-administration of medication, and physical therapy. Other related duties may be assigned.

Requirements

• 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 the 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 and educate them about mental and medical conditions.
• Provide advice and emotional support to patients and/or family members.
• Run therapeutic groups and provide psychiatric crisis intervention, including 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.
• Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Teach patients and families how to manage illness or injury, diet and exercise programs, self-administration of medication, and physical therapy.
• Perform other related duties.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Additional voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed