Registered Nurse (Night Shift) - Acute Psychiatric Services
About The Position
The Acute Psychiatric Services Registered Nurse plans, directs, assesses, and provides nursing care for patients receiving acute psychiatric services. The role supports psychiatric patients of all ages—including children, adolescents, and adults—across clinical programs such as psychiatric consultation, psychiatric observation, and the adolescent residential program. The nurse performs assessments; provides individual and group medication and nursing education; administers medications; supports milieu management; and collaborates in coordinating care. The role requires therapeutic communication and rapport-building with patients and their support persons, as well as skill in aggression management, verbal de-escalation, and appropriate use of least restrictive interventions. The nurse also demonstrates knowledge of mental health law, documentation requirements, and patients’ legal rights. The nurse provides clinical guidance and support to new hires, students, nursing assistants, and behavioral health technicians, and may assume relief charge nurse duties after orientation and assignment. The position reports to the Assistant Director of Acute Psychiatric Services. Additional clinical and quality feedback is provided by the Behavioral Health Nurse Director, Behavioral Health and Ohana Medical Directors, and Ohana Director of Clinical Services. Important qualities include commitment to continuous learning, innovation, professionalism, and collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, along with strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, curiosity, prioritization of safety and quality of care, and broad nursing knowledge.
Requirements
- State of California RN license required.
- American Heart Association Healthcare Provider BLS required.
- Must pass orientation and initial competency assessment before independent assignment of patients requiring the applicable skill.
- Must complete and pass all annual competencies.
- Must complete mandatory Monterey County 5150 training to obtain 5150 certification.
- Must complete organization-approved de-escalation training.
- Live Scan fingerprint clearance required by the Department of Healthcare Services.
- Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, curiosity, prioritization of safety and quality of care, and broad nursing knowledge.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of experience working with psychiatric patients as a registered nurse preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- ANCC Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Board Certification preferred.
Responsibilities
- Plan, direct, assess, and provide nursing care for patients receiving acute psychiatric services.
- Support psychiatric patients of all ages across psychiatric clinical programs, including psychiatric consultation, psychiatric observation, and the adolescent residential program.
- Perform nursing assessments and provide individual or group medication and nursing education.
- Administer medications and support milieu management.
- Participate in collaborative coordination of care.
- Communicate therapeutically and establish rapport with patients and their support persons.
- Manage aggression using verbal de-escalation techniques and appropriate least restrictive interventions.
- Apply knowledge of mental health law, documentation requirements, and patients’ legal rights.
- Provide clinical guidance and support for new hires, students, nursing assistants, and behavioral health technicians.
- Assume relief charge nurse duty as oriented and assigned.
- Pass orientation and initial competency assessment before independently caring for patients requiring the applicable skill, and complete and pass annual competencies.
- Complete mandatory Monterey County 5150 training to obtain 5150 certification and organization-approved de-escalation training.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
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