RN FT Days - Crisis ER - Samaritan
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works in the Behavioral Health Crisis ER at Samaritan Hospital, a six-bed locked unit within the emergency department. The unit evaluates patients experiencing mental health crises to determine whether they need admission to an inpatient Behavioral Health unit or can safely return to the community with outpatient support. Patients may arrive through the main emergency department or be brought directly to Crisis by police or ambulance. The unit serves patients from adolescence through geriatrics. The Behavioral Health service treats people experiencing severe psychiatric crises who need inpatient care for safety, treatment, and stabilization. Care emphasizes safety, medication stabilization, and individualized coping skills. The nurse supports a primary unit and is cross-trained in all four Behavioral Health units: Adult Psych, Senior/Geriatric Psych, MICA, and Crisis ER. The RN assesses each patient's needs; plans, delivers, and evaluates nursing care addressing spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs; and ensures the care plan is carried out through personal performance or leadership of supervised personnel. The RN modifies care to meet patients' age, growth, and developmental needs and is directly accountable to the Nurse Manager for the quality of care delivered. 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 that addresses patients' spiritual, emotional, and physiological needs.
- Carry out and evaluate the plan of care, either directly or by leading supervised personnel.
- Modify and deliver care according to patients' age, growth, and developmental needs 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
Education Level
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